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107.5 kg of suspected cocaine seized at South Surrey border

Suspected cocaine found in northbound rice shipment
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Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Pacific Highway crossing seized 107.5 kg of suspected cocaine from a shipment of rice last month.

One man was taken into custody following the discovery of more than 100 kilograms of suspected cocaine in a northbound commercial truck last month.

According to a news release issued by Canada Border Services Agency Monday afternoon, the incident occurred at the Pacific Highway border in South Surrey on Oct. 21.

During a search of a commercial vehicle, border services officers found "numerous bricks of a white, powdered substance among a shipment of rice," the release states.

The bricks – with a combined weight of 107.5 kg – were seized and, along with the driver, turned over to RCMP.

The driver's age, gender and hometown were not disclosed.

Investigation is ongoing.



Tracy Holmes

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