Canadian border agents seize 70 kg of suspected cocaine at Osoyoos, B.C., crossing
'Significant seizure' largest cocaine bust at Osoyoos border, Canada Border Services says
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced a "significant seizure" of suspected cocaine being smuggled into Canada at the Osoyoos, B.C., border crossing.
Officers inspected a Canadian citizen's pickup truck on June 11 and say they found cocaine bricks weighing 70 kilograms (154 pounds), according to a news release.
The driver was returning to Canada from the U.S.
The CBSA said it's the largest cocaine seizure at the Osoyoos border, representing an estimated 140,000 individual doses.
The driver was arrested and transferred into the custody of the RCMP.
Almost 3,500 kilograms of cocaine and crack cocaine have been seized by the CBSA this year, according to government data.
Federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the CBSA works to "disrupt the activities of transnational crime groups."
"With this significant seizure, illegal drugs will not end up in our communities, and the profits will not end up in the hands of organized crime."