Close X
    Sunday, November 17, 2024
    ADVT 
    National

    CBSA Seizes 118 Kg Of Cocaine At Toronto Airport In Shipment From Mexico

    The Canadian Press, 03 Mar, 2016 11:11 AM
    • CBSA Seizes 118 Kg Of Cocaine At Toronto Airport In Shipment From Mexico
    TORONTO — Canada Border Services Agency says it has seized about 118 kilograms of cocaine at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
     
    In a release Wednesday the agency says the seizure was made on Jan. 17 when 100 brick-shaped bundles of suspected cocaine were found during a routine cargo inspection of a plane arriving from Mexico.
     
    The CBSA says the bundles were found in cardboard boxes which were being shipped in two large wooden crates.
     
    The cocaine has been turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
     
    The CBSA says it made 149 cocaine seizures totalling close to 700 kg last year in the Greater Toronto Area.
    Prev Next

    MORE National ARTICLES

    'You Sort Of Wish The Car Could Talk:' Vehicles Abandoned At Edmonton Airport

    'You Sort Of Wish The Car Could Talk:' Vehicles Abandoned At Edmonton Airport
    Parking staff at the Edmonton International Airport regularly patrol its vast lots and keep a list of vehicles that have been sitting in the same spot for too long.

    'You Sort Of Wish The Car Could Talk:' Vehicles Abandoned At Edmonton Airport

    American Astronaut Clicks Pics Of Massive Blizzard From Space

    American Astronaut Clicks Pics Of Massive Blizzard From Space
    In another photo, Kelly, 51, pointed out that the huge system moving from Chicago toward the east "clearly has a long way to go."

    American Astronaut Clicks Pics Of Massive Blizzard From Space

    With Warmth In Chandigarh, Modi, Hollande Get Down To Business

    With Warmth In Chandigarh, Modi, Hollande Get Down To Business
    Modi pitched for investment in India by French companies, saying India had a lot to offer in terms of skilled workforce and as a market for French products.

    With Warmth In Chandigarh, Modi, Hollande Get Down To Business

    Smart Cars That Share Revealing Info About Drivers Catch Privacy Watchdog's Eye

    Smart Cars That Share Revealing Info About Drivers Catch Privacy Watchdog's Eye
    The family car is learning more about who's behind the wheel — everything from where a driver likes to shop to how hard they brake — as automakers roll out new tech-savvy features.

    Smart Cars That Share Revealing Info About Drivers Catch Privacy Watchdog's Eye

    A Century Ago, A Savvy Political Campaign Won Women The Right To Vote

    A Century Ago, A Savvy Political Campaign Won Women The Right To Vote
    OTTAWA — "We were young and vigorous and full of ambition. We would rewrite our history. We would copy no other country. We would be ourselves, and proud of it." — Nellie McClung.

    A Century Ago, A Savvy Political Campaign Won Women The Right To Vote

    Liberals Look To Speed Up Spending Old Conservative Fund As Parliament Returns

    Liberals Look To Speed Up Spending Old Conservative Fund As Parliament Returns
    The majority government of Justin Trudeau gets down to business in earnest this week with a dozen competing priorities and a gloomy economic outlook.

    Liberals Look To Speed Up Spending Old Conservative Fund As Parliament Returns

    PrevNext