CBSA Announces Largest-Ever Narcotics Seizure in Prairies

Published on January 31, 2024

The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced a massive seizure of suspected methamphetamine, valued at over $50 million. The seizure was made on Jan. 14 by CBSA officers, who found 406.2 kilograms of suspected meth in large suitcases in a commercial truck at the Boissevain port of entry in southern Manitoba. “This is the largest seizure of narcotics our border officers have ever made in the Prairies,” said Janalee Bell-Boychuk, regional director general with CBSA. “Thanks to their quick and decisive action, more than 400 kg of methamphetamine were kept off our streets,” she said in a statement. In a news release, the CBSA estimated the shipment would add up to about 4 million doses of meth, with a value of around $50,780,000....

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