CBSA seizes over 17 kg of cocaine at Montréal-Trudeau Airport

Earlier this month, CBSA officers detected and seized 17.6 kg of cocaine at the Montréal-Trudeau airport. This seizure is the result of a Canada Border Services Agency inspection of baggage from a flight from Rio Hato, Panama.

Border services officers found several bricks of a white substance after examining a suitcase on the baggage carousel. A drug test confirmed the substance to be cocaine.

A total of 16 bricks were seized, for an approximate value of $2,193,625.00 CAD.

The drugs have been turned over to the RCMP, and an investigation is currently underway.

In 2024, the CBSA made 60 cocaine seizures in the Quebec Region for a total of 39.97 kg. Moreover, in 2024, across Canada, the CBSA seized 4,589 kg of cocaine at the border, an increase of 156% from 2023.