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Four arrested for allegedly defrauding $200,000 from Vancouver casino

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 May, 2026 12:22 PM
  • Four arrested for allegedly defrauding $200,000 from Vancouver casino

Police have arrested four people in Vancouver in connection with an alleged cheating scheme that defrauded a local casino of more than $200,000.

B.C.'s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit that targets gangs and organized crime says in a statement that the arrests were made on May 5, a day after the investigation began.

Few details have been released on the scheme, but police say the investigation began due to the discovery of suspected cheating at play at a Vancouver casino by the Independent Gambling Control Office.

The two men and two women arrested have been released pending charge approval, and police say about $330,000 in cash was seized during a search of the suspects' belongings.

Police say they are pursuing charges that include cheating at play, possession of proceeds obtained by crime and impersonation.

Picture Courtesy: AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

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