CBSA Makes Seizure Of Record Amount Of Meth

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On Dec. 25, while facilitating the entry of essential goods at the Coutts, Alberta, port of entry, CBSA officers referred a semi-truck hauling produce for further inspection.

While examining the shipment, CBSA officers uncovered 228.14 kg of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $28.5 million. This amount of methamphetamine translates to 2.28 million individual dosages.

This is the CBSA’s largest seizure of methamphetamine at a land border crossing on record across Canada.

CBSA officers arrested the driver and turned the individual in and turned the evidence over to Alberta RCMP. After a thorough investigation, the RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Team has since charged Amarpreet Singh Sandhu, 38, of Calgary on the following counts pursuant to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:

•Importation of a Controlled Substance, contrary to Section 6(1); and,

•Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2).

Sandhu was released from custody Jan. 14 and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 11 at the Lethbridge Provincial Courthouse.