Owner of Toronto company arrested for allegedly violating sanctions on Russia
Global News
The case is Canada's first prosecution under sanctions against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
The head of a Toronto company accused of shipping drone parts to Russia has been arrested by the RCMP for sanctions evasion, according to documents obtained by Global News.
Anton Sergeyevich Trofimov has been charged with two counts of violating the sweeping sanctions that Canada imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The 43-year-old, whose company Asia Pacific Links Ltd. has been accused of supplying the Russian military, is also charged with possessing proceeds of crime.
The RCMP has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday to announce what they called Canada’s first prosecution for violating Canada’s sanctions on Russia.
The name of the accused was not released by police.
But court records obtained by Global News show that Trofimov was charged on May 5 with two counts of sanctions violations and made an appearance in the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto last week.
The charges accuse Trofimov of exporting, selling, supplying or shipping restricted goods and technologies to Russia between July and December 2022.
He was released on a $5,000 cash deposit, according to court records.
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