A Richmond woman has been sentenced to 18 months for money laundering after a lengthy investigation by B.C.’s anti-gang unit.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit announced that Alexandra Joie Chow, 37, had been handed the sentenced in Richmond provincial court on Monday morning.

Chow has pleaded guilty in February to one count of laundering the proceeds of crime.

Judge Richard Browning also ordered that cash and bank drafts seized by police during the investigation be forfeited.

CFSEU Sgt. Sarbjit Sangha said in a news release that “this is the first time in a decade that a money laundering investigation in British Columbia has resulted in a sentencing.”

She said the result underscores the impact of the work done by CFSEU’s gambling investigation team and reflects its “mandat

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