THE Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Friday announced the seizure of 209 kilograms of opium detected in an inbound shipping container at the Burnaby Container Examination Facility.

On March 26, 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.

“CBSA officers are preventing the flow of illegal drugs and disrupting international crime networks that threaten the safety of our communities. This seizure is another example of how CBSA’s intelligence, targeting, and detection capabilities are stopping illegal substances from crossing our border,” said Nina Patel, Regional Director General, CBSA, Pacific Region.