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Nearly 110 kilograms of ‘suspected cocaine’ seized at border

An investigation is continuing after 107.5 kilograms of what appeared to be cocaine was seized at the Pacific Highway truck crossing at the U.S.-Canada border.
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Canadian Border Services Agency has seized 107.5 kg of what is believed to be cocaine.

An investigation is continuing after 107.5 kilograms of what appeared to be cocaine was seized at the Pacific Highway truck crossing at the U.S.-Canada border.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said Monday that the suspected cocaine was seized Oct. 21 after a commercial driver travelling from the U.S. tried to enter Canada.

During an examination, officers discovered numerous bricks of a white powdered substance among a shipment of rice. After performing a field test, the bricks were seized.

The man was turned over to RCMP.