OTTAWA: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that officers of the Air Cargo Operations at Vancouver International Airport seized 2.43 kilograms of suspected opium.
On April 1, 2015, CBSA officers examined a parcel arriving from Iran. According to the declaration form, the parcel contained candy. The X-ray images of the shipment presented some anomalies. When officers opened the boxes, they found bags of pasta and detected an earthy odour. Once the bags of pasta were unpacked, officers discovered a dark tar-like substance wrapped in cellophane concealed within the food products. Initial tests indicated the presence of suspected opium. The narcotics were seized and transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Richmond RCMP Airport Detachment assisted the CBSA to advance this investigation leading to the arrest of a Vancouver male in his 50s.
