The Vancouver Sun is reporting that British Colombia is becoming the place to go to purchase a fake ID.

B.C. has become an international centre for the production of fake ID cards and a “loophole” in Canadian law means police here are largely powerless to stop it, according to an internal report by the Canada Border Services Agency.

The loophole that allows fake ids to flourish?

The problem, according to the CBSA report, is that under the Criminal Code, someone can only be found guilty of forgery if police can prove they intended their product to be used as a fake.

“Canadian counterfeiters are well aware of this loophole, and use euphemisms (’novelty ID,’ ‘for entertainment only’) and/or lengthy disclaimers in order to circumvent the law,” the report states.

A B.C. man who sold “novelty” IDs online was successfully convicted of forgery in 2005.

But such cases are rare.

Nanaimo RCMP spokeswoman Const. Jen Allan said her detachment launched an investigation in January into a Nanaimo-based website offering fake U.S. drivers licences — fakeidpro.com — but dropped the case after deciding it couldn’t prove intent.

See more on fake IDs in our Counterfeit Passports section.