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Prosecutions and Seizures
Greater Toronto Region
Over 380 kilos of narcotics seized at Pearson Airport
Mississauga, Ontario, May 26, 2005 - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that officers at Pearson International Airport seized over 380 kilograms of narcotics in two separate incidents.
On May 20, 2005, during a secondary examination of a shipment declared as printed matter, CBSA officers at Pearson International Airport Commercial Operations seized over 380 kilograms of hashish worth $7,000,000. The shipment was destined to a company in the Greater Toronto Area.
The CBSA and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are continuing their investigation.
In a separate incident on the same day, CBSA officers at Passenger Operations arrested a 31 year-old male who had ingested over 750 grams of cocaine. The drugs are worth an estimated $97,500.
The individual, who was arriving on a flight from Jamaica, was charged with importing a controlled substance and turned over to the RCMP.
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