Canadian border officials have seized a total of more than 160 kilograms of cannabis at the Calgary International Airport and Calgary Commercial Operations over the past year, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said.
The drugs’ street value was estimated at $1.2 million, CBSA said, adding most of the cannabis seized was heading out of the country.
Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree said border service officers in Calgary were an example of how CBSA is working to secure the border and prevent “the exporting of contraband.”
“Interrupting these smuggling attempts shows our constant commitment to public safety in Canada and beyond,” he said….