WINNIPEG — Border agents seized more than 780 grams of cocaine from a plane at the Richardson International Airport last week.
Canada Border Services Agency staff found two cylinder-shaped bricks containing suspected cocaine while examining a plane, officials said in a news release. It was the first significant drug seizure of the year at the Winnipeg airport, the agency said.
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The bricks, which weighed 781.8 grams, were turned over to the RCMP.
Authorities could not provide further details as police and border agents continue the investigation.
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