CBSA seizes 380 kg of meth and cocaine at Coutts border crossing
The bust ranks among the larger drug seizures reported at the southern Alberta port of entry in recent years.
Why it matters
The seizure highlights the scale of drug trafficking attempts through Alberta's busiest southern border crossing.
Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta intercepted a large drug shipment, seizing roughly 300 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine and 80 kilograms of suspected cocaine.
The combined 380 kilograms were discovered during inspections at the crossing, which sits on the Alberta-Montana border and serves as a major route for commercial and passenger traffic between Canada and the United States.
Details on the method of concealment, the vehicle involved, and any arrests were not disclosed in the initial reports.
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