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56 Pages The Voice of North and West Vancouver since 2 1969

“Local couple face drug money inve vestigation

Anna’ Marie D'Angelo
” News Reporter dangelo@ns sue ws,comt

“VANCOUVER RCMP continue to investigate a North
Shore couple suspected of money laundering $114,000.

According tw search Warrant information, Ronald Hilton Arab Sr.
62, and his wite Eileen Audrey Aral are suspected af processing the pre
ceeds of American cocaine trafficking. - :

‘Police believe’ cor al of $250,000 US and S205. oon € slp Tha: be
involved i inthe alleged crinies.

oNo charges have. been laid agains: the ‘couple.: :
. Mice say that Arab Srots son, Ronald: Aral! dro is “alleged © he :
money ‘courier: asd delivered’ $2 50,000 US to’ cor conspirator i
“cocaine dealin California in famuary 1998. :
Police say the money, Jaundering and possessing procecds uf crime:
» involving. Arab Sr. and Eileen Arab‘ took’ place hetwe n Feb. 26; 1998 {a
“month after Arab Jr s alleged cocaine deal} aad Kine 16,1999. “4
‘According , to. the ‘Search warrant, the crimes took "place in: We fe
~ Vaiicouver.
On Feb. 26, 1998, the manager of the: North Shore Credit: U on
Park Reval Branch contacted the North Vancouver, ROME: fraud see-
on. ue ;

“The credit union nianager told police chat Araby § long time cue

romer! with al thistory of writing bad cheques “had brought ine:
$114, 100 in $20 Canadian bills. Arab Sr. exchanged the money for four
Américan, bank dratts of $20,000 each, according | i the search warrant:

The bank drafts were in ‘the:name of “R: Arab.” They could -have
been cashed by cither Arao Ir or Arab Sr. according to search warrant
allegations.

The next day, Arab Sr went into the. same “credit union with
‘S138, 000-in Canadian money, mainly in $20 bills; He wanted: the
money changed to United States bank draits. Police seized the money. |

‘Ara Sr. told police thar he found the money'in his mother's'attic at,
d 145 Mathers in: West Vancouver, according to the search warrant. :

“Arab Sr’s mother, Nellie’ Arab, now leceased, did net dive in the
“house at the. time. She lived inthe West Vancouver Care facility. Neflic
“ Arab: had previous: lived in the, Royal City Manor in New Westminster
but moved due to ° “non payment of funds® for her care, according to the -

‘search warrant.
“2. Vancouver ROMP Const. Michael Arnold, of the proceeds of crime
section, ‘contacted West Vancouver Police Detective Les Fax rega ring
Arab Se. Fos said he was aware‘ef Arab Sr. including Arab Sr.s convie-

“tion for army dealings i in C orpus ¢ hristi, Texas, according tothe search |’
: Warrant.” nf : 7

_ Arab Sr. and his wife were alleged co-conspirators in an international :
arms s deal. Arab: Sr. allegedly arranged to sell F-18- airplane parts and

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