The CBSA announced four significant seizures of methamphetamine in British Columbia over the last six months. The seizures amount to more than 6,330 kg of methamphetamine and were all discovered within jugs labeled as canola oil destined for export to Australia. The full release is available online. Contact 1-877-761-5945.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), with the assistance of several policing partners and non-government agencies, dismantled a human trafficking ring that was operating across Southwestern Ontario. Early in 2023 the RCMP, working with the London Police Service and the CBSA Criminal Investigations Sections in both the Southern Ontario and Greater … Read more
The CBSA announces that between April 13-May 14, officers at the Léo-Blanchette Mail Processing Centre in Montreal, Que., made 15 seizures of ketamine for a total quantity of 89.8 kg. The total value of the ketamine seized was $6,076,000. The drug was found in parcels from Germany, Hungary, Spain, Czechia and France. The full release is available online. … Read more
On May 2, 2023, Andrew Lee Toppenberg, arrived at the Rainbow Bridge port of entry in Niagara Falls, Ont., where he was referred for a secondary examination. During the inspection of the vehicle, border services officers discovered 181 kilograms of suspected cannabis and USD $602,985 of undeclared currency. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency is advising travellers that the Little Gold Creek, Yukon, port of entry is open for the summer season. Seasonal hours of operation are 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, seven days a week. A closure date will be announced in late summer. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The CBSA is proposing amendments to the Valuation for Duty Regulations that will strengthen the statutory and regulatory frameworks to help Canadian importers compete on a more level playing field with foreign-based importers and address lost customs revenue to the Government of Canada in duties paid on lower value for duty declarations. Draft regulations have been published in … Read more
The CBSA announced the seizure of 140 kilograms of methamphetamine at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility in British Columbia. The shipment was identified based on intelligence provided by the New Zealand Police and New Zealand Customs Service. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
In January 2023, CBSA Officers at the Vancouver Air Cargo Operations intercepted and seized a package of three stun guns destined for a Winnipeg resident. Information concerning the seizure was shared with the Winnipeg Police Service, resulting in the arrest of an adult male suspect. On May 4, 2023, Community Support Unit officers from the … Read more
On May 3, 2023, an individual from Conception Bay South, N.L., was arrested as part of the joint investigation by the RCMP NL Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit in St. John’s and the CBSA Criminal Investigations Section in the Atlantic Region. Canadian Postal Inspectors, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and other RCMP Policing Units provided assistance. The full release is available … Read more
On April 17, 2023, Jasbir Singh, a Canadian resident, entered the country in a commercial truck at the Ambassador Bridge port of entry in Windsor, Ont.. The truck was referred for a secondary examination. During the inspection of the truck cabin, border services officers discovered 60 bricks of suspected cocaine, weighing approximately 60 kilograms in … Read more
