CBSA finds suspected cocaine in coffee containers

March 28, 2018               Mississauga, Ontario              Canada Border Services Agency
 
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today a seizure of suspected cocaine at the Toronto Pearson International Airport.
 
On March 22, 2018, two individuals travelling from Jamaica were referred to secondary inspection for a routine baggage inspection. During the examination, officers discovered the individuals each had six containers, declared as coffee, in their luggage.
 
The officers opened the containers and found a white powder, which subsequently tested positive for suspected cocaine.

In total, over seven kilograms of suspected cocaine was seized. The two individuals were arrested.
 
The suspected cocaine and the travellers were turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.