B.C. border officers say they seized the cocaine during three attempted smuggling incidents. The drugs have an estimated street value of over $6 million
Border officers intercepted more than 200 bricks of cocaine during three attempted smuggling incidents in recent weeks at B.C.-Washington state crossings, officials said.
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The 210 bricks of cocaine had a combined weight of 246 kilograms and an estimated street value of more than $6.6 million, the Canada Border Services Agency said in a news release on Monday.
On Oct. 18, officers examined a truck at the Pacific Highway commercial port of entry and, with the help of a sniffer dog, uncovered 70 bricks of cocaine hidden inside shipping pallets.
On Nov. 1, at the same port of entry, officers examined a commercial truck that was shipping building material and found 100 bricks of cocaine hidden under some lumber and a tarp.
At the Aldergrove commercial port of entry on Oct. 9, officers — also with the help of a detector dog — found 40 bricks of cocaine in the cab of a truck carrying a load of lumber.
All three drivers were arrested and turned over to the RCMP, officials said.