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CBSA Transfers Record 6,700-Kilogram Cannabis Seizure to RCMP

The move highlights a broader strategy of intelligence-sharing coupled with expanded border powers to disrupt organized crime networks.

Some of nearly 400 boxes containing over 6,700 kg of suspected cannabis seized by Canada Border Services Agency officers are seen in this handout photo, at the Saint John container examination facility in Saint John, N.B., in May 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - CBSA (Mandatory Credit)
Close-up of a vacuum-sealed package of suspected cannabis in a cardboard box removed from the shipping container. A total of 396 boxes were removed, opened, and seized by CBSA officers.

Overview

  • On May 21, CBSA officers at the Port of Saint John uncovered 6,700 kilograms of suspected cannabis in a container bound for Scotland.
  • The illicit drugs were hidden in almost 400 falsely declared boxes and valued at $49.6 million by CBSA.
  • The haul marks the largest cannabis interception since 2015 and is three times the total seized by CBSA nationwide last year.
  • RCMP Eastern Region Federal Policing has opened an investigation into the shipment, with no public arrests reported.
  • CBSA credited a unified tactical plan and intelligence-sharing with RCMP and regional intelligence units for the operation’s success.