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Port of Halifax border officers have seized over 27 kilos of heroin with an estimated street value of over $11 million


Border officers discovered the drugs on Oct. 22 while searching a marine container bound for Ontario from Pakistan. The container was identified by the targeting unit that examines the manifests of all containers arriving in the Port of Halifax and identifies those requiring full physical inspection.Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that its officers at the Port of Halifax have seized over 27 kilos of heroin with an estimated street value of over $11 million. Officers searched 430 boxes and suspected heroin was found in 81 cardboard boxes. Officers used x-ray technology to confirm dark images inside the boxes. The boxes were opened and searched revealing 161 packages totalling 27.8 kilograms.“Our officers are the first line of defence in protecting Canadians from the devastating social impact and criminal activity associated with the smuggling of illegal drugs,” says Andrew LeFrank, director Nova Scotia District CBSA. “Seizing illegal drugs at our borders ensures that those drugs are kept off our streets.”Once the drugs were identified, the CBSA with the assistance of the RCMP's National Ports Enforcement Team (NPET) in Halifax began a joint operation / investigation in order to apprehend the persons responsible for the importation of the drugs. This operation includes the RCMP Drug Section in Toronto who coordinated the controlled delivery of the container destined for Toronto.On October 30th, this investigation led to the seizure of the drugs and the successful arrest of five individuals in the Toronto area.

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