Canadidan Tax Probe in Gold Sector

By Paul Delean and Lynn Moore

Claiming widespread tax fraud in the gold refining and trading sector, Revenue Quebec and police investigators this week conducted searches and seizures at 70 locations in and around Montreal Island and as far as St. Bernard de Lacolle.

No arrests were announced, but the tax department said Thursday it had reason to believe several individuals were involved in producing false invoices for a number of companies.

One of the targeted sites was the downtown Montreal location of Kitco, a major buyer and seller of gold.

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