The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says it has seized more than 1.5 tonnes of cocaine from a shipping container that was destined for Europe at the Port of Halifax.
The CBSA says in a news release it was first tipped off on March 4, when U.S. Homeland Security Investigations flagged the shipping container, which originated from California.
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“From there, CBSA Intelligence began tracking the container of interest as it made its way to Canada,” the agency wrote in a Tuesday news release.
On March 6, the container was examined at the port in Halifax.
“Border services officers conducted an in-depth search, leading to the seizure of 1,556 kilograms of cocaine found concealed inside the container,” the release noted.
The seizure has been valued at approximately $194 million.
The evidence has been turned over to the RCMP as part of the investigation.
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