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385 kg of cocaine found in a commercial truck at the Blue Water Bridge

Date2026-08-25
LocationBlue Water Bridge port of entry, Point Edward, Ontario, Canada
AgencyCanada Border Services Agency / RCMP
Sentencing exposureCanada: importation (CDSA s.6(1)) and possession for the purpose of trafficking (s.5(2)) — maximum life imprisonment; a 385 kg importation sits in the most serious sentencing band.

CBSA officers at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry in Point Edward, Ontario seized approximately 385 kg of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck on August 13, 2026, after the truck was referred for secondary examination. The driver was arrested and charged by the RCMP with importing a controlled substance (CDSA s.6(1)) and possession for the purpose of trafficking (s.5(2)). The seizure is one of the largest single truck interdictions at the crossing and part of a record year for cocaine seizures at Southern Ontario ports of entry.

Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2026/08/cbsa-seizes-385-kg-of-cocaine-at-blue-water-bridge.html

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