Brampton Man Charged After $6.5M Worth of Cocaine Confiscated at Border

Published on January 12, 2024

A 35-year-old Brampton, Ont., man is facing charges in connection with $6.5 million worth of cocaine intercepted by federal authorities at a Niagara-on-the-Lake border crossing. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers thwarted the alleged drug run last September, the agency said in a news release this week. CBSA officers searched the vehicle of a commercial truck driver that arrived at the primary inspection booth at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge entry on Sept. 26. The search revealed 202 brick-shaped objects, which tested positive for suspected cocaine with a total weight of 233 kilograms. The driver was arrested by CBSA and was transferred to the custody of the RCMP Border Integrity Unit....

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