Officers with Canada’s border service confiscated nearly $50 million worth of cannabis destined for the United Kingdom this summer, the largest marijuana seizure the agency has recorded since 2015.
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Port of Saint John in New Brunswick intercepted a shipment of more than 6,700 kilograms of cannabis linked to organized crime operating across national boundaries, the agency said in a July 14 press release. Officers at the Saint John container examination facility are responsible for examining all “high-risk” containers and cargo arriving and leaving Canada via the port.
