Regular traffic operations resume for Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border

MONTREAL – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is confirming that the Champlain/Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border has resumed normal traffic operations.

The Public Affairs Officer for the CBP Kris Grogan released this statement through email regarding the situation:

Earlier today at the Port of Champlain, a bottle containing suspected illegal narcotics leaked during seizure processing. The area of leak was evacuated as a precaution. Clinton County Emergency Services HAZMAT arrived to clean up the site. Traffic was diverted to cargo lanes as the HAZMAT team cleaned the site of the leakage. 

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HAZMAT officials have completed the clean-up of the site.  Normal traffic operations have resumed at the Port of Champlain.

It is unclear when the incident took place.