On January 14, 2024, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers discovered and seized 406.2 kg of suspected methamphetamine, approximately 4 million illicit doses valued at over $50,780,000, following the examination of a commercial truck at the Boissevain port of entry in southern Manitoba. Officers noted that the driver was carrying a shipment destined for Winnipeg.
CBSA say that this is the largest seizure of illegal narcotics to occur in the Prairie Region.
“This substantial seizure by the Canada Border Services Agency means that approximately 4 million illicit methamphetamine doses will not reach our streets and takes away over 50 million dollars from the hands of organized crime networks and local drug traffickers,” said Inspector Joe Telus, Federal Policing, Manitoba RCMP. “These drugs were destined not only for the streets of Winnipeg, but throughout Manitoba and beyond. There is no doubt this shipment would have inflicted significant harm to our communities.”
The driver was arrested by the CBSA and transferred to the Manitoba RCMP along with the suspected narcotics.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are committed to safeguarding our country by keeping illegal and dangerous drugs from reaching our communities.
