SURREY - A British Columbia woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in what police are calling a "major milestone" in their efforts against organized crime in Canada.

B.C.'s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, which targets organized crime and gang activity, says it's the first time in a decade that a money laundering investigation in B.C. has resulted in a sentencing.

Thirty-five-year-old Alexandra Joie Chow was arrested in November 2021 after an investigation was launched two years earlier into alleged loansharking and money laundering that involved more than $828,000.

At the time of Chow's arrest along with another, police seized several items, including three luxury vehicles, two bank drafts totally $50,000 and more than $10,000 in cash.

Chow pleaded guilty in Februar

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