Under Cover

Inside the Shady World of Organized Crime and the R.C.M.P.

Garry Clement author Professor Christian Leuprecht editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Optimum Publishing International

Publishing:21st Oct '25

£20.99

This title is due to be published on 21st October, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Under Cover cover

"Garry Clement is a national treasure. He’s spent his life in service to Canada, and I guarantee he knows more about international organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering and the state actors – China, Iran, Mexico, and Russia – who today pose a major national security threat to Canada. This book should be required reading by every politician and bureaucrat in Ottawa and everyone else who cares about the future of this country. Jeffrey Robinson, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Laundryman


UNDER COVER: The True Story of One Man’s Fight Against Canada’s Criminal Collapse – Updated Edition
By Garry Clement
Former RCMP National Director of Proceeds of Crime | Chief Compliance Officer, VersaBank

“When your enemies wear suits and your allies go silent, you’re not in a system—you’re in a war.”

From a frigid November night in North Gower to the inner circles of Canada’s criminal underworld, Garry Clement’s story is not just a memoir—it’s a national reckoning. In this powerful updated edition of the bestselling Under Cover, Clement adds new, harrowing chapters to a life already shaped by danger, betrayal, and unflinching integrity.

As “Bobby Spade,” Garry infiltrated Vancouver’s deadliest drug syndicates. What followed wasn’t a hero’s welcome—it was exile, death threats, and systemic betrayal. When a Crown misstep led to a contract assassin being released, Clement’s life—and Canada’s justice system—was irrevocably changed.

In this new edition, Garry reveals never-before-published insights into:

  • His role as Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer at VersaBank, and what banks are missing.
  • The ongoing failures of FINTRAC and federal regulators to stem the flow of illicit money.
  • The RCMP’s internal decay—exposed further by the Phantom Secure scandal and the Cameron Ortis treason case.
  • How organized crime, foreign influence, and political cowardice have infiltrated Canada’s democratic institutions.
  • The damning truths buried in the Sidewinder report, silenced by CSIS and ignored by Ottawa.

With the precision of an investigator and the soul of a patriot, Garry Clement delivers a chilling message: Canada is wide open for corruption—and our leadership is asleep at the wheel.


"Picked it up and couldn’t put it down, Gary… A compelling read of your accomplished career investigating drug cartels, organized crime, money laundering in Canada & working with allies overseas… Your...

"Garry Clement is a national treasure. He’s spent his life in service to Canada, and I guarantee he knows more about international organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering and the state actors – China, Iran, Mexico, and Russia – who today pose a major national security threat to Canada. This book should be required reading by every politician and bureaucrat in Ottawa and everyone else who cares about the future of this country." -- Jeffrey Robinson * Author *
Intriguing and revealing.... A dedicated police officer's enduring search for the truth! -- David Cassels * President *
This book provides incredible operational details of the complex organized and financial crime cases Clement has worked on over his decades long remarkable career with the RCMP and beyond...essential and a must read. -- Scott Newark * LLB *
Picked it up and couldn’t put it down, Gary… A compelling read of your accomplished career investigating drug cartels, organized crime, money laundering in Canada & working with allies overseas… Your arguments for structural change of the RCMP are strongly & convincingly conveyed…An important work that I hope & trust will impact the national discourse on policing roles and shine a brighter light on foreign interference in Canada… Good on ya, Sir… -- Ralph Maher * Editor, Last Post, RCMP Veterans’ Association / Past National Vice President, The Pillar Society *

ISBN: 9780888903754

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm

Weight: 350g

284 pages