Drug Smuggling

• Pilot caught with 70,000 ecstasy pills in luggage, Indonesian police say

  The drugs were discovered by customs officers at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, after they noticed a suspicious suitcase during an X-ray screening.

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  Aug 4
  
• Driver jailed for hiding 90 kg of cocaine in vehicle carrying Skims shipment

  Border Force Assistant Director Jason Thorn said the seizure of the shipment saved lives and that the interception was a "testament to the brilliant work of Border Force."

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  May 19
  
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• 2 people charged after nearly $1 million in drugs seized at Calgary airport

  Two people from Calgary have been charged in connection with an alleged plan to smuggle almost a million dollars worth of drugs into Canada following a tip from German police.

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2025
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• Calgary man charged with trying to smuggle $7 million worth of cocaine into Canada

  A Calgary man has been charged with trying to smuggle 77 kg of cocaine, worth about $7 million, into Canada at the Coutts border crossing.

  Crime

  Oct 27, 2025
• 2 trucks busted heading into Ontario from U.S. with 349 kg of cocaine: CBSA

  On consecutive days in mid-August, the Canada Border Services Agency say their officers stopped trucks attempting to haul massive quantities of cocaine into Ontario near Sarnia.

  Crime

  Sep 3, 2025
• $437K worth of cocaine found hidden inside shoes at Toronto Pearson airport

  An alleged drug smuggler was unsuccessful in a recent attempt to walk on by border services officers with $437,000 worth of cocaine hidden in shoes.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2025
• Quebec to crack down on prison smuggling with scanners, cellular jamming, drone defences

  Quebec will boost prison security with body scanners, window fences, and plans to jam cellphone signals to fight contraband smuggling and drone deliveries.

  Crime

  May 27, 2025
• ‘Am I going to die?’: Ontario man back home after 71-day legal ordeal in Dominican Republic

  An Ontario man is back home after 71 days detained in the Dominican Republic, describing terrifying conditions and a costly legal ordeal sparked by mistaken identity.

  Canada

  May 21, 2025
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• ‘Trapped’: Ontario man cleared of charges in Dominican Republic still can’t come home

  Despite all charges being dropped, an Ontario man remains stuck in the Dominican Republic, caught in a web of slow systems and limited Canadian intervention.

  Canada

  May 8, 2025
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• Ontario man stuck in Dominican Republic even after charges dropped: family

  The wife of a Canadian man who was arrested in the Dominican Republic after he was accused of smuggling drugs says all charges against him have been dropped, but he remains stuck.

  Canada

  May 1, 2025