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$12M in cocaine seized from truck attempting to enter Canada at Windsor border

Police say close to $12 million in cocaine was seized by Canada Border Services (CBSA) guards on Dec. 4, 2021. Brantford police

A pair of Toronto-area men have been charged following a multi-million-dollar drug bust at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Windsor.

Brantford police say the seizure happened in the early morning on Dec. 4 when two suspects attempted to enter Canada in a tractor-trailer, registered with a Milton, Ont., company, at the Ambassador Bridge crossing.

“A search of the trailer yielded a seizure of approximately 112 kilograms of cocaine, having a street value of approximately $12 million,” Const. Shane Seibert said in a release.

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Seibert said the truck and the suspects were a part of an ongoing investigation that started earlier this year with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) observing a group in Brantford believed to have been operating a cocaine trafficking and distribution business.

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The ensemble are accused of moving product through Brantford and surrounding regions.

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Two 22-year-old men from Brampton are each facing possession for the purpose of trafficking and importation of cocaine charges.

 

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