Suspected cocaine discovered in a vehicle's engine compartment leads to arrest at the Ambassador Bridge

News Release

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the arrest of an Ontario resident after an attempt to smuggle eight kilograms of suspected cocaine into Canada at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario.

 

On May 22, 2016, a vehicle containing two Windsor residents, a male driver and his son, was referred for a secondary examination. They declared themselves as being absent for the day, visiting family in Michigan.

 

During the secondary examination seven bricks of suspected cocaine, with an approximate weight of eight kilograms, were discovered in the engine compartment of the vehicle. The driver was arrested.

 

The individual and the suspected cocaine were turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

 

 

Quick Facts

 

• Since May 1, 2015, the CBSA in the Southern Ontario Region has seized over 136 kilograms of cocaine at the southern Ontario ports of entry.
• If you have information about suspicious cross-border activity, please contact the CBSA Border Watch Toll‑free Line at 1-888-502-9060.

 

Quotes

“This brings the total seizure of cocaine over the past year to over 136 kilograms. I am very proud of the great work by our officers.”

Rick Comerford, Regional Director General, Southern Ontario Region, CBSA

 

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Southern Ontario Media Relations

Canada Border Services Agency

CBSA-ASFC_SouthernOntarioRegionNews@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

Media Line: 1-844-580-3636

 

 

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