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CBSA reports major opium seizure at B.C. facility

Emily Joveski
By Emily Joveski

Canadian border officials said they seized more than half a tonne of opium at a B.C. inspection facility earlier this year.

The Canada Border Services Agency said on Tuesday the seizure happened on January 14 at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility in Delta.

The agency said the shipping container had been referred to border services officers for examination by CBSA intelligence officials and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

It said officers found 520.6 kilograms of opium had been hidden deep inside 10 industrial-sized rolls of paper within the container. 

“This seizure of more than half a tonne of opium is the result of strong collaboration and ongoing intelligence sharing between CBSA and U.S. partners,” said federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree in a statement.

Emily Joveski
Emily Joveski
Emily Joveski is the provincial news reporter for Vista Radio, based in Victoria B.C. She has worked in radio for more than a decade, and was previously on the airwaves as a broadcaster for The Canadian Press in Toronto. When she's not at her desk, she might be found exploring Vancouver Island or loitering in a local book store.

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