Iqaluit cops seize $115,000 from Ottawa-bound man

RCMP members in Iqaluit seized $115,000 in cash from a 49-year-old man attempted to travel from Iqaluit to Ottawa on Feb. 23.

Police said in a press release March 4 that they found the money, the alleged proceeds of contraband trafficking, hidden in the man’s luggage.

Acting on a tip, police went to the Iqaluit airport where they arrested the man and took him back to the local RCMP station

A search of the man’s luggage turned up the cash, which police seized.

The man was released and is to appear in court May 3 in Iqaluit.

Police said no charges against the man have been laid to date, so they are not yet releasing his name.

But police said an investigation is continuing into the possible Criminal Code money-laundering offences.

Anyone having information about this case or the money is urged to contact the RCMP confidentially at (867) 975-4408. Police also encourage people to report illegal activity by contacting their local RCMP detachment anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Iqaluit RCMP members seized this stash of cash, totalling $115,000, from luggage belonging to a 49-year-old man en route to Ottawa from Iqaluit on Feb. 23. Police say they are continuing to investigate allegations related to money-laundering. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE IQALUIT RCMP)