Smuggling

• Over 1,400 tarantulas found hidden in cake boxes in German smuggling bust

  Customs officials found the shipment at Cologne Bonn airport in a package that had arrived from Vietnam, tipped off by a “noticeable smell.”

  World

  Jul 14, 2025
  
• Three men in Quebec accused of smuggling people from the U.S. into Canada

  Muhammet Akca, 41, is charged with conspiring to facilitate the illegal crossing of several people in 2024 and is scheduled to appear in court in Valleyfield, Que., on March 3.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2025
  
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• ‘Literally no downside’ for criminals at Metro Vancouver ports, report warns

  A new report about policing of Metro Vancouver port terminal facilities says there's "literally no downside" for organized criminals to set up shop.

  Sep 28, 2023
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• Delta’s mayor wants dedicated police force patrolling Metro Vancouver ports

  CBSA officers recently seized more than 6,330 kilograms of meth hidden in more than 400 canola oil jugs at the Port of Vancouver, and Delta's mayor says the problem's much bigger.

  Crime

  Jun 20, 2023
• 9 men charged in migrant ship disaster near Greece to be held pending trial

  The Egyptian suspects face charges that include participation in a criminal organization, manslaughter and causing a shipwreck that left at least 82 dead and hundreds missing.

  World

  Jun 20, 2023
• 30 kg of suspected cocaine seized at Coutts border crossing in southern Alta.

  A 35-year-old commercial truck driver faces drug trafficking charges after border officials say they unearthed a significant quantity of illicit drugs being smuggled into Canada.

  Crime

  May 2, 2023
• Thousands of illegal cigarettes seized by Mounties in West Kelowna

  In British Columbia it is illegal to possess or sell cigarettes without a provincial government-issued excise stamp, RCMP said after a sizeable seizure in West Kelowna.

  Crime

  May 2, 2023
• Staff at B.C. prison bust another backpack-wearing pigeon

  Unlike a similar pigeon caught on the grounds of the nearby Pacific Institution in December which was carrying methamphetamine, this pigeon's backpack was empty.

  Crime

  Mar 16, 2023
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• City of Kawartha Lakes man pleads guilty to prohibited weapons charges: CBSA

  In January 2021, a package containing firearm suppressors was found at the Vancouver International Mail Centre, leading to weapons being seized at a Kawartha Lakes residence.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2023
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• 4-year sentence for B.C. man after intercepted ‘Taser-style weapon’ prompts border probe

  Justin Edward Groshok pleaded guilty to possession of a restricted firearm and possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking in June 2022.

  Crime

  Jan 9, 2023