TORONTO – Four people have been charged after border officials at Toronto’s Pearson airport say they seized 37.5 kilograms of cocaine.
Canada Border Services Agency says officers found the drugs hidden in three different shipments of machine parts that originated from Panama.
Three men and a woman, all from the Toronto area, were arrested between Aug. 7 and Aug. 20 after a multi-agency investigation.
Philmore Jarvis, 47; Vernon Bouillion, 38; Michelle Maraj, 36; and Wilson Jaramillo, 37 face charges of:
- Importing a controlled substance into Canada.
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking.
- Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
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Jarvis, Jaramilo and Bouillion are in custody while awaiting a court appearance scheduled for Thursday.
Maraj is out on bail and her next court appearance is on Sept. 12.
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