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CBSA officers in Metro Vancouver seize over 200 kg of opium

December 5, 2025 at 12:56 pm  Federal, Politics

December 05, 2025

Burnaby, British Columbia

Today, 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.

On March 26, 2025, CBSA border officers, with the support of CBSA’s Detector Dog Team, examined a container originating from the United Arab Emirates. The container was flagged and referred to border services officers by CBSA intelligence officers from the National Targeting Centre. The drugs were concealed within a 11,000 kg piece of commercial machinery.

The investigation is ongoing.

View video footage of this seizure.

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