Half a Tonne of Opium Found Concealed in Industrial Paper Rolls, CBSA Says
CBSA said the 520-kilogram seizure topped all opioid seizures by its officers in British Columbia in 2025.
- On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, The Canada Border Services Agency announced the seizure of 520.6 kg of opium discovered at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility in Delta, British Columbia during a marine container inspection.
- Border services officers referred the container for examination on January 14, 2026, based on information from the National Targeting Centre, Pacific Regional Intelligence Section, and CBP.
- A detector dog team provided a "positive indication for contraband" upon arrival, prompting an X-ray that revealed "internal inconsistencies" in nine of 20 industrial-sized paper rolls, where officers ultimately uncovered opium hidden deep within 10 rolls.
- Nina Patel, Regional CBSA Director General, Pacific Region, praised officers' "skill, dedication, and vigilance," noting this seizure exceeded the 329 kg of opioids seized in British Columbia throughout 2025.
- The CBSA highlighted the operation as evidence of strong, ongoing intelligence sharing between Canadian and United States agencies aimed at disrupting organized crime networks; no information regarding possible suspects has been released.
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Over a half-tonne of opium seized at Tsawwassen inspection facility - Creston Valley Advance
More than half a tonne of opium was seized from a marine container at Canada Border Services Agency’s Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility. CBSA announced the seizure in a press release issued Tuesday (June 23), though the contraband was found over five months prior. According to the release, the container was referred for examination by border services officers on Jan. 14 based on information provided by the CBSA’s National Targeting Centr…
Over a half-tonne of opium seized at Tsawwassen inspection facility - Grand Forks Gazette
More than half a tonne of opium was seized from a marine container at Canada Border Services Agency’s Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility. CBSA announced the seizure in a press release issued Tuesday (June 23), though the contraband was found over five months prior. According to the release, the container was referred for examination by border services officers on Jan. 14 based on information provided by the CBSA’s National Targeting Centr…
Over a half-tonne of opium seized at Tsawwassen inspection facility - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
More than half a tonne of opium was seized from a marine container at Canada Border Services Agency’s Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility. CBSA announced the seizure in a press release issued Tuesday (June 23), though the contraband was found over five months prior. According to the release, the container was referred for examination by border services officers on Jan. 14 based on information provided by the CBSA’s National Targeting Centr…
Over a half-tonne of opium seized at Tsawwassen inspection facility - Northern Sentinel
More than half a tonne of opium was seized from a marine container at Canada Border Services Agency’s Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility. CBSA announced the seizure in a press release issued Tuesday (June 23), though the contraband was found over five months prior. According to the release, the container was referred for examination by border services officers on Jan. 14 based on information provided by the CBSA’s National Targeting Centr…
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Over a half-tonne of opium seized at Tsawwassen inspection facility
More than half a tonne of opium was seized from a marine container at Canada Border Services Agency’s Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility. CBSA announced the seizure in a press release issued Tuesday (June 23), though the contraband was found over five months prior. According to the release, the container was referred for examination by border services officers on Jan. 14 based on information provided by the CBSA’s National Targeting Centr…
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