MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The Canada Border Services Agency says close to five kilograms of suspected cocaine has been seized at Toronto Pearson International Airport following a flight from the Caribbean.
The CBSA says officers who were monitoring the offload of baggage arriving on a flight from Saint Maarten on Feb. 8 identified a backpack for further inspection.
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The agency says the officers found four bricks containing a substance that field tested positive for suspected cocaine inside the backpack.
The packages were turned over to Peel Regional Police and the investigation is ongoing.
There’s no immediate word of any charges in connection with the seizure.
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