The British Columbia government has filed a civil forfeiture claim alleging that Ayrton Hunt, a West Kelowna man employed as a cashier at Tim Hortons, laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars for a Quebec-based organized crime network known as the Seguin Network.
The director of civil forfeiture is seeking to seize an unspecified amount of cash held in a TD Bank account belonging to Hunt. According to a statement of claim filed in June, Hunt's account received $255,500 in early 2021 from a Quebec corporation linked to the network, which allegedly distributed illicit cannabis through online sales and Canada Post.
Alleged role in the Seguin Network
The Seguin Network was headed by Jonathane Seguin, the court filing states. Seguin and others were charged following an investigation by the Montreal Police Service and Sûreté du Québec, but all charges were dropped in January 2026 after it was revealed that a Crown prosecutor had an affair with a defence lawyer in the case.
The director alleges that Hunt “is or was a member of the Seguin Network” and that his role was to launder money “by receiving from and distributing funds to members of the Seguin Network” as directed by Seguin and other group members.
Two other accounts belonging to Hunt and his mother also received large deposits linked to the network, but the B.C. agency has only targeted the single TD account in its forfeiture application.
How the organization operated
The lawsuit details how the criminal organization allegedly used over a dozen individuals to cultivate, package, and distribute cannabis through the postal system. The group also established shell corporations and opened bank accounts in members' names or the names of shell companies to receive and distribute proceeds from illicit cannabis sales.
Seguin “was responsible for directing the production, distribution, and sale of cannabis, including by using Health Canada cannabis production licences,” the director said.
Another key figure, Antonino Salvo, was described as a “principal of numerous shell companies through which proceeds of illicit cannabis sales were laundered.”
Cryptocurrency transfers and lack of legitimate purpose
The claim alleges that Hunt moved $71,000 from his account to a cryptocurrency platform in February and March 2021, as directed by members of the Seguin Network. The director argues that Hunt had no legitimate purpose for receiving the money.
“The bank funds are proceeds and an instrument of unlawful activity,” the director alleged. Among the crimes Hunt is accused of are violations of the federal Cannabis Act, possession of proceeds of crime, money laundering for the benefit of a criminal organization, conspiracy, and fraud.
A court order was obtained last week to freeze the account pending the outcome of the civil forfeiture case. The application noted that Hunt told his bank he was a cashier at Tim Hortons at the time.
The application also noted that “other assets belonging to various members of the Seguin Network are subject to civil forfeiture in Quebec civil forfeiture proceedings.”
No statement of defence has been filed by Hunt, who has not been charged and has no criminal record in B.C., according to online court databases.
