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Canada Seizes 249 Kilograms of Cocaine Hidden in Flatbread at Halifax Port

RCMP say the bust disrupted an international smuggling network.

Overview

  • Border officers using X-ray at Halifax’s Africville Seasides facility found 1,178 packages hidden in flatbread and wrapped in carbon paper.
  • Officials say the container carrying the shipment originated from the Dominican Republic.
  • Health Canada confirmed the substance was cocaine weighing about 248.7 kilograms.
  • RCMP identified importer Peter Pompeo of Montreal along with Taylor Bixby of Thorold and Zachary Daniel Ardizzi of Mississauga.
  • The three were arrested and charged and are due in the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket on May 13.