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Chinese police agents have been conducting secret operations in Canada — a top destination for allegedly corrupt officials — seeking to “repatriate” suspects and money laundered in real estate.

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A “staggering” amount of Chinese wealth that has poured into Vancouver homes since 2011 is increasingly flowing into commercial real estate deals, realtors say.

Colliers’ Spark Report says the global outflow of Chinese capital hit a record of $18 billion in 2014, and the amount flowing to Canada and specifically Vancouver is rising.

The report notes several “landmark deals” made by Chinese investment funds in the past year including a 232-acre Port Moody development site on which Chinese investors want to build an “urban village.”

Kirk Kuester, executive managing director of Colliers International Vancouver, said the pool of money from Mainland China seeking investments in Metro Vancouver is so vast right now that he has to turn away potential clients.