Coutts border stop finds hundreds of kilograms of drugs hidden as bath tissue
Officers intercepted a truck at the Coutts, Alberta border crossing after a shipment labelled as bath tissue was found to contain suspected illegal narcotics.
Why it matters
The large-scale seizure highlights ongoing efforts to intercept illegal drug shipments moving through Alberta's border crossings.
A truck crossing into Alberta at the Coutts border was stopped and searched after officials found the load did not match its declared contents. The shipment was listed as bath tissue but was found to contain hundreds of kilograms of suspected illegal narcotics.
The truck's final destination was reported as the village of Vilna in northeastern Alberta. Authorities intervened before the shipment could be delivered.
Details on the specific drugs involved, the driver, and any charges have not been released.
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