Border Agency Seizes 200 Kg of Opium in Shipments Originating in United Arab Emirates

Border Agency Seizes 200 Kg of Opium in Shipments Originating in United Arab Emirates
A Canada Border Services Agency patch is seen on an officer in Calgary on Aug. 1, 2019. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) uncovered a total of 196 kilograms of opium concealed within incoming shipments originating from the United Arab Emirates in August.

A CBSA press release on Sept. 28 said its officers and a detector dog discovered 150 kg. of opium concealed within the interior of a piece of steel machinery at a container examination facility in Burnaby, B.C., on Aug. 15.