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.