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Prosecutions and Seizures
Windsor/St. Clair Region
CBSA officers seize 37 kilos of cocaine in Sarnia
Sarnia, Ontario, August 13, 2007 -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that its officers at the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia have intercepted 37 kilos of suspected cocaine worth an estimated street value of $4.7 million.
“I want to commend our border services officers for this seizure, which clearly demonstrates the excellent work that they continue to do on behalf of all Canadians,” said the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety. “Drug seizures of this magnitude show that the CBSA and its partners are making a real difference in keeping drugs off our streets and out of our communities.”
The drugs were uncovered on August 6, 2007, by CBSA officers who were examining a tractor-trailer that had been referred for a secondary examination. The officers discovered 33 cellophane-wrapped packages of cocaine packed in boxes under the sleeping area of the tractor. Both the Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System (VACIS) and a detector dog were used in the examination.
The investigation of this smuggling attempt is ongoing. Any person with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the CBSA Border Watch Toll-free Line at 1‑888-502-9060.
This is the most significant cocaine seizure this year at the Blue Water Bridge. Since January 1, 2007, the CBSA in Windsor–St. Clair has prevented over 337 kilos of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $42 million from entering Canada.
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