A B.C. inquiry heard about the threat posed by organized crime surrounding a Richmond casino — and whether that threat was taken seriously when it opened in 2004.

Getting Chinese officials to staunch the flow of fentanyl will require Canadian leaders to offer something many may find unpalatable in return: help hunting fugitives.

In a multi-part investigative series, Global News follows the money, revealing how organized crime groups and small-time operators alike are making a killing peddling fentanyl.

Traffickers are exploiting Canadian money service businesses to buy fentanyl from overseas and launder the proceeds through banks and credit unions, warns the national financial intelligence agency.