Seized At The Border

• CBSA border seizures

  Download our CBSA seizures data here.

  Data Desk

  Jan 9, 2012
  
• Thousands of exotic weapons seized at Canadian border

  Brass knuckles, blowguns and a tube of lipstick that conceals a serrated blade are just a few of the strange and exotic weapons seized at the Canadian border over the past six and a half years.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2011
  
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• Steroids: Big in Canada

  Steroids are the second most-frequently seized drug at the Canadian border. What's driving the demand?

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2011
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• Khat at the border

  Khat is seized by border officers in Toronto more often than any other drug.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2011
• Graphic – Drug seizures across Canada

  This graphic shows the top five most frequently-seized drugs at the border in each region of Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2011
• Graphic – Weapons Seizures

  This graphic shows the different weapons seized by the Canada Border Services Agency.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2011
• Graphic – Drugs at the Border

  These graphics show the most frequently-seized drugs by the Canada Border Services Agency in each region of Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2011
• Graphic: What’s being seized

  This graphic represents all prohibited items seized by CBSA between January 1, 2005 and July 12, 2011.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2011
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• Gallery – Khat

  According to Canada Border Services Agency records, khat is the most frequently-seized drug in the Toronto region, and the third most frequently-seized drug in Canada. These photos are of a box of khat seized by the CBSA in Toronto.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2011