Canadian border guards have found a lot more than what they were expecting after a cocaine bust at the Ambassador Bridge last month.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) gave an update on Tuesday to the seizure of 8.2 kilograms of suspected cocaine seized at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor on February 19. Customs officers found another 66 kilograms of cocaine the day after during the examination of the tractor-trailer assisted by a CBSA detector dog bringing the total to 74.2 kilograms.
A truck driver was sent for a secondary examination upon his return from the United States on February 19. During the initial inspection, border officers found six bricks of suspected cocaine, weighing 8.2 kilograms, concealed in the sleeper cab of the tractor. On February 20, CBSA officers found an additional 49 bricks of suspected cocaine. The driver, a 44-year-old Waterloo man, was arrested and the suspected cocaine was transferred to police custody.
“Cocaine is one of the drugs that organized crime groups commonly try to smuggle into Canada. The illegal drug trade brings violence and other associated crimes into our communities and neighbourhoods," said Tamara Allard, district director, Ambassador Bridge Operations, Southern Ontario Region, CBSA. "The CBSA, along with local and regional police, continue to work together to keep illegal drugs out of our country and our communities.”
If you have information about suspicious cross-border activity, please contact the CBSA Border Watch toll-free Line at 1-888-502-9060.
