Canadian police have announced a record seizure of nearly 2.5 metric tons of opium hidden in containers transiting through the western port of Vancouver, British Columbia. | AFP
In this photograph taken on April 13, 2019, Afghan farmers harvest opium sap from a poppy field in the Gereshk district of Helmand province. Afghanistan is the world’s top grower of opium, and the crop accounts for hundreds of thousands of jobs.
OTTAWA, Canada – Canadian police have announced a record seizure of nearly 2.5 metric tons of opium hidden in containers transiting through the western port of Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canada Border Services Agency , which announced the seizure late Friday, did not say where the drug came from, nor did it say whether the find had led to any arrests.CBSA intelligence agents along with a Royal Canadian Mounted Police organized crime unit had opened an investigation in September into aIt said an examination in late October of the contents of 19 containers revealed “irregularities in the shipping pallets as part of a deep concealment method.
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