Border agents at Vancouver airport seize 149 kilos of meth bound for export
- Border officers seized almost 150 kilograms of methamphetamine at Vancouver International Airport, disguising some as gifts or masking them with vinegar and pepper to hide their smell.
- The Canada Border Services Agency reported that six separate seizures occurred between Jan. 18 and Feb. 19, with drugs hidden in passengers' suitcases.
- The largest single haul was 35.7 kilograms wrapped in gift paper, bound for Hong Kong.
- All six travelers involved were arrested and taken into custody by the RCMP.
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148 kilograms of meth hidden in suitcases seized at Vancouver airport
Police say the drugs had a total street value of $500,000
Border agents at Vancouver airport seize 149 kilos of meth bound for export
Canadian border agents seized 149 kilograms of methamphetamine bound for export to Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong in six separate searches of passenger luggage at the Vancouver International Airport earlier this year.

150kg meth seizures at Vancouver airport, bound for Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand
Border officers have announced the seizure of almost 150 kilograms of methamphetamine bound for export at Vancouver International Airport, with some of the drugs disguised as gifts or masked with vinegar and pepper to hide their smell.
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