Coutts border officers find 300 kg of meth and 80 kg of cocaine hidden in a load of bath tissue
| Date | 2026-07-29 |
|---|---|
| Location | Coutts port of entry, Alberta, Canada |
| Agency | Canada Border Services Agency / RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region |
| Sentencing exposure | Canada: importation and possession for the purpose of trafficking of methamphetamine and cocaine (CDSA ss.5–6) — maximum life imprisonment per count. |
CBSA officers at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta seized 300 kg of suspected methamphetamine and 80 kg of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck on July 2, 2026. The truck, arriving from California and destined for Vilna, Alberta, had declared a load of bath tissue; officers noticed abnormalities and found the drugs in 12 moving boxes, a smaller box and a duffle bag. The driver was arrested and transferred to RCMP Federal Policing. The CBSA notes Alberta officers made 1,292 narcotics seizures in 2025, including 1,054 kg of cocaine and 279 kg of methamphetamine.
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