British Columbia's Director of Civil Forfeiture filed a lawsuit in March 2026 to seize over $1.5 million linked to an illicit online cannabis and psilocybin distribution network.
The legal action follows a multi-year RCMP investigation that began in March 2023 after Vancouver police arrested a man carrying 66 bank cards and $39,200 in cash while using an ATM.
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Investigators, with help from Canada's financial intelligence agency FINTRAC, uncovered a network of bank accounts and shell companies allegedly used to move funds from online drug sales.
Authorities identified three primary account holders—James Sherbuck, Rosa Mohammadi, and Noah Eves—accused of processing over $1.5 million between November 2024 and January 2026 via electronic money transfers.
Sgt. Robin Critchley described the financial process in an affidavit supporting the civil action.
Customers purchased illicit products online and received an email to send an electronic money transfer before receiving the products.
Funds were moved across various corporate and personal accounts.
The controller receiving the transfers could choose which bank account to receive the funds, typically going into federally incorporated company accounts before being transferred to personal accounts.
None of the defendants have faced criminal charges, and the targeted websites remain operational.
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Sherbuck and Mohammadi filed a legal response denying the funds originated from unlawful activity; Eves did not respond.
The B. C.
Ministry of Public Safety clarified that civil forfeiture targets property connected to unlawful activity, not individuals, and does not require criminal charges.
Police surveillance noted Eves visiting multiple ATMs across Vancouver in late January 2025 before traveling to a Burnaby residence.
In July 2025, enforcement officers with B. C.'
s Community Safety Unit inspected a Burnaby warehouse linked to the investigation, seizing over 200 kilograms of dried cannabis, extracts, and psilocybin products.
An official task report noted the warehouse lacked organization consistent with a legitimate distribution center but was clearly used for commercial cannabis distribution.
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Undercover police purchases showed over 20 email addresses received more than $1.1 million between late November 2024 and January 2026, prompting court orders to freeze bank and investment accounts.
