The Canadian Border Services Agency announced it intercepted three separate incidents of cocaine being smuggled into B.C. at the Pacific Highway Commercial crossing and the Aldergrove Commercial crossing.
The combined total of 210 bricks of cocaine weighed approximately 246 kg and has an estimated street value of more than $6.6 million.
On Oct. 18, officers examined a commercial truck seeking entry to Canada at the White Rock commercial crossing, and with the assistance of the detector dog service found 70 bricks of suspected narcotics concealed within one of the pallets.
A couple weeks later on Nov. 1 at the same crossing, officers examined a commercial truck carrying building material and discovered 100 bricks of cocaine in the truck's belly box, concealed underneath lumber and a tarp.
At the Aldergrove border crossing on Nov. 9, officers seized two bags of 40 bricks in a commercial truck's cab that was carrying a load of lumber.
In all three incidents, CBSA arrested the drivers, who were transferred to the RCMP Federal Serious Organized Crime Unit.
Nina Patel, regional director general of the CBSA Pacific region, thanked the RCMP and CBSA officers.
"These seizures are examples of the dedication and expertise of border services officers as they continue to work hard each and every day to prevent illegal drugs from breaching our borders," she said.
Stephen Lee, chief superintendent and deputy regional commander of the RCMP federal policing program in the Pacific region, said the seizure successes were due to the shared commitment to "securing Canada's border."
In the first two quarters of the 2024-25 fiscal year, CBSA has seized more than 1 million grams of cocaine. In the previous year, a total of 3.4 million grams were seized.
