The CBSA has confiscated 6,300 kg of methamphetamine in B.C. over the last six months, including the largest-ever single seizure of the drug.
The Canada Border Services Agency says it has confiscated more than 6,300 kilograms of methamphetamine in British Columbia over the last six months, including the largest ever single seizure of the drug. A CBSA patch is seen on an officer in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019.
The agency says the drugs were found in four Metro Vancouver seizures in jugs labelled as canola oil and destined for export to Australia. The agency says in a statement that the January discovery was enough to fill 35 large suitcases and is its largest methamphetamine seizure to date. The agency says the seizures were a result of collaboration between officials in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.Five Australian citizens and one American were arrested in Australia over their alleged connection to the operation and the investigation has been referred to the RCMP.
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