On Sept. 3, CBSA Border Services Officers in Metro Vancouver Commercial Operations seized 78 bricks of cocaine, weighing 204.5 kg, from a marine shipment from Panama. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency provided an update on the reconstruction of the Primary Inspection Line as quickly and efficiently as possible at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing in Quebec. As announced earlier this fall, the port of entry is operating with three lanes, temporarily reducing traveller processing capacity. However, due to reduced traffic flow at this time of … Read more
On Nov. 19, CBSA President Erin O’Gorman and Gavan Reynolds, Commissioner of the Australian Border Force, signed a Canada-Australia Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement in Wellington, New Zealand. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
On Sept.17 and 26, border services officers from the Montreal Marine and Rail Services in Quebec made two seizures of cannabis destined for export, totalling 2,723 kg. In both cases, the cannabis was intended to be transported to the U.K. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Pacific Region Immigration Enforcement and Intelligence and Investigations Operations are part of a newly created BC Extortion Task Force which was announced by the Province of B.C. in September and is led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). This task force was created to address the sharp rise … Read more
On Oct. 22, 2025, 43-year-old Stéphane McCullough appeared at the Sherbrooke courthouse in Quebec, where he pleaded guilty to six counts of importing, possessing and manufacturing prohibited weapons and firearms. He was sentenced to 48 months in prison. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced a significant seizure of cocaine and methamphetamine in Vancouver, B.C. On Sept. 3, 2025, CBSA Border Services Officers at the Vancouver International Airport intercepted a combined total of 560 kilograms of narcotics. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
On Sept. 5, 2025, CBSA border services officers, with the assistance of CBSA intelligence officers, conducted an export examination on a marine container leaving Canada via the Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia. The contents of the shipment were declared as wire mesh bins, and destined to a business in the United Kingdom. During the examination, … Read more
The CBSA and the RCMP announced the seizure of 4,300 litres of precursor chemicals coming from China, at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility in Delta, B.C. The investigation is ongoing. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
On Sept. 25, 2025, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Coutts port of entry in Alberta found nearly 77 kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of $7 million during a secondary examination of a commercial truck seeking entry into Canada from the United States. The CBSA arrested the driver, a resident … Read more
