Officers have seized more than 200 kilograms of opium at a Lower Mainland facility, the border agency says.
Canada Border Services Agency officers found 209 kilograms of opium hidden in an inbound shipping container at the Burnaby Container Examination Facility on March 26. However, the border agency only publicly announced the seizure Friday (Dec. 5).
The shipping container, which originated from the United Arab Emirates, was examined by the Canada Border Services Agency’s detector dog team. It was then flagged and referred to border services officers.
The opium was concealed within an 11,000-kilogram piece of commercial machinery. Video footage shows the Canada Border Services Agency cutting into the container.