Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and RCMP officers recently stopped 419 kg of suspected cocaine from entering Canada by commercial truck at the Blue Water Bridge in Point Edward, Ont.
The drugs have a street value of $11 million. The CBSA’s National Targeting Centre identified two commercial shipments suspected of transporting narcotics bound for Canada from the U.S.
On Feb. 27, border services officers discovered 86 kg of suspected cocaine in a truck. RCMP have charged Pawandeep Dhillon, 34, of Innisfil, Ont.
Then, on March 6, another tractor-trailer suspected of transporting drugs was sent to secondary inspection, where 333 kg of cocaine was found. The RCMP charged Ravinderbir Singh, 23, of Brampton, Ont.
Charges have not yet been proven in court.
“Strengthening Canada’s border protects Canadian communities. These significant seizures demonstrate a shared commitment to protecting North American security from organized crime groups who threaten our people,” said David McGuinty, minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, in a news release.
“I want to thank our border services officers, our Intelligence team and the National Targeting Centre, and our RCMP partners who have been ever vigilant in detecting and stopping illegal drugs from entering our country,” added Michael Prosia, regional director general, Southern Ontario region, CBSA. “Since the start of 2025, the CBSA in the Southern Ontario Region has seized over $68 million worth of narcotics coming from the United States.”
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