As part of Project CHICKADEE, 306 stolen vehicles destined for foreign markets such as the Middle East and West Africa have been recovered. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) Team and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the dismantling of a criminal organization involved in facilitating the movement of … Read more
Between Jan. 1 and Oct.31, 2025, the CBSA has played a key role in combatting organized crime and making communities across Canada safer by intercepting: 30,791 kg of illegal drugs, more than the 25,600 kg seized last year more than 13,500 dangerous weapons including over 740 firearms, similar to 2024 when 15,600 weapons and 850 firearms were … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the seizure of 209 kilograms of opium detected in an inbound shipping container at the Burnaby Container Examination Facility in British Columbia. The investigation is ongoing. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched a 30-day consultation on a proposed regulatory change that would maintain border security while removing the requirement for passengers transiting through a Canadian airport enroute to an international destination to check in with the CBSA. The proposed regulatory amendments are now available in the Canada Gazette and feedback will be collected … Read more
On Sept. 3, CBSA Border Services Officers in Metro Vancouver Commercial Operations seized 78 bricks of cocaine, weighing 204.5 kg, from a marine shipment from Panama. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency provided an update on the reconstruction of the Primary Inspection Line as quickly and efficiently as possible at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing in Quebec. As announced earlier this fall, the port of entry is operating with three lanes, temporarily reducing traveller processing capacity. However, due to reduced traffic flow at this time of … Read more
On Sept.17 and 26, border services officers from the Montreal Marine and Rail Services in Quebec made two seizures of cannabis destined for export, totalling 2,723 kg. In both cases, the cannabis was intended to be transported to the U.K. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Pacific Region Immigration Enforcement and Intelligence and Investigations Operations are part of a newly created BC Extortion Task Force which was announced by the Province of B.C. in September and is led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). This task force was created to address the sharp rise … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced a significant seizure of cocaine and methamphetamine in Vancouver, B.C. On Sept. 3, 2025, CBSA Border Services Officers at the Vancouver International Airport intercepted a combined total of 560 kilograms of narcotics. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
On Sept. 5, 2025, CBSA border services officers, with the assistance of CBSA intelligence officers, conducted an export examination on a marine container leaving Canada via the Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia. The contents of the shipment were declared as wire mesh bins, and destined to a business in the United Kingdom. During the examination, … Read more