Civil forfeiture regimes that allow governments to seize citizens’ assets, along with unexplained wealth orders — a type of court order that requires people to explain to a judge how they acquired funds — are often described as essential weapons in the battle against money laundering and profitable criminal activity, most notably illegal drug trafficking.
British Columbia’s 2023 embrace of unexplained wealth orders was accompanied by several references to cracking down on organized crime.
In recent adjustments to a similar unexplained wealth initiative, Manitoba pointed to the evils of organized crime and the drug trade.
