The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced today another significant narcotics seizure at the Coutts, Alberta border crossing.

“CBSA officers play a vital role in protecting our communities. We continue to diligently screen for narcotics, knowing that every interception at the border means fewer drugs on our streets.”

Guy Rook, Director for southern Alberta, Canada Border Services Agency

“The success of this investigation is proof that collaboration and intelligence sharing with our law enforcement partners goes a long way in reducing criminal activity in our communities and keeping Albertans and Canadians safe.”

Superintendent Tim Head, Officer-in-Charge, RCMP Federal Policing South, Calgary, AB

 

• Had the suspected cocaine seized been street-ready, it would have been enough for over 20,000 hits.

• Just weeks prior to this incident, CBSA officers at Coutts seized nearly 100 kg suspected cocaine from another commercial vehicle hauling produce.

• The CBSA has a suite of detection tools and technology used to intercept narcotics, including ion mobility spectrometry, detector dogs, X-rays, and Narcotic Identification Kits. These tools, in combination with officers’ knowledge, experience, and training, enable successful enforcement actions.

Associated Links

• Border Watch Toll-free Line
• Importation and Exportation of Controlled Substances and Precursors

Media Relations
Canada Border Services Agency
1-844-245-2272

Cpl. Curtis Peters, Media relations officer
Alberta RCMP
403-420-4866