B.C.’s director of civil forfeiture is suing a man who pleaded guilty to turning his penthouse apartment into a makeshift nightclub in January in violation of B.C.’s COVID-19 restrictions.

A B.C. Supreme Court notice of civil claim filed Monday alleges that $8,740 seized by Vancouver police when they raided Mohammad Movassaghi’s suite should be considered the proceeds of crime because the money was used to engage in unlawful activities — including disobeying public health orders.

The lawsuit is the latest legal twist in