Hiker suffers serious injuries to his arm in bear attack
Alleged money launderer’s son listed as founder in incorporation documents
A B.C. hiker got a nasty wake-up call — one with claws and teeth — while camping in a remote area on Mount McLean near Lillooet on Sunday.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the man, who was camping with his dog and a partner in a separate tent, awoke around 7 a.m. to the sound of a black bear sniffing around his tent.
The service says that, when the man stepped out of the tent to yell at the bear in an attempt to scare it away, the animal launched a quick but devastating attack that left the man with serious injuries to his arm.
“The victim and his friend were able to hike to an area to call for help and they were eventually picked up by a helicopter,” said Chris Doyle, B.C.’s deputy chief conservation officer.
“The man was treated in hospital.”
Doyle said a predator attack team was flown to the scene to investigate but determined the incident didn’t necessitate capturing or euthanizing the bear.
“No efforts were made by the (service) to capture the bear involved, due to it being a surprise defensive encounter in a remote area,” Doyle said.
Doyle said people should be aware that, anytime they’re travelling in bear country, that they may encounter a bruin.
A new security company is operating out of a Richmond gym owned by alleged money launderer Paul King Jin, Postmedia has learned.
Blackcore Security and Investigations was registered in Victoria on May 11, 2020, listing its address as 121851 No. 5 Rd — the building the B.C. government alleges was purchased with the proceeds of crime and alleges is owned by Jin.
The director of civil forfeiture has filed a lawsuit against Jin and his wife Xiaoqi Wei, saying the fouryear-old gym should be forfeited to the government as “an instrument of unlawful activity.”
“Mr. Jin has been engaged in large-scale money laundering activities involving licensed casinos, illegal gaming houses and an unlicensed financial institution since in or about 2012,” the director alleges.
The lawsuit notes that Jin’s son Jesse Xin Jia is one of the directors of the gym.
Jia is also the founder of Blackcore, according to its incorporation documents.
He lists his address as being the same as the security company and the gym.
Jia is also one of three listed directors of Blackcore, which says on its website that it offers “close protection officers and bodyguards for dignitaries, the film industry, VIPs, public speakers and celebrities.”
There is no sign on the outside of the 31,000-square-foot building indicating Blackcore is located there. But Blackcore director Trevor Carroll told Postmedia Tuesday the company is open to the public “by appointment only.”
Carroll said that neither Jin nor any of his relatives are involved in the security and investigation company.
Carroll states on his LinkedIn
page that he is a manager of the World Champion Club, the Jin gym in the No. 5 building.
Asked about the allegations against Jin, Carroll said: “Have any of those allegations been proven?”
“I think a lot of those allegations are misproven, but just to be honest with you, I don’t really want to answer any more questions regarding this matter,” Carroll said.