CBSA seizes 378 kg of cannabis bound for the Caribbean at Halifax
Border officers at Halifax found 377 kg of suspected cannabis and 1 kg of hashish packed in two boxes inside a Caribbean-bound container in late October 2023 and handed the haul to the Nova Scotia RCMP.
🇨🇦 Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia · Nova Scotia, Canada
Border officers at the Port of Halifax found 377 kg of suspected cannabis and
1 kg of suspected hashish in a marine container bound for the Caribbean in
late October 2023.[1][2]The drugs sat in two large boxes inside a container
declared as personal and household goods: 765 packages of cannabis and one
package of hashish.[1]CBSA intelligence officers assisted the examination,
and the haul was handed to the Nova Scotia RCMP for further investigation.[1]
The seizure followed a similar August find at the same port, when officers
pulled 165 kg of suspected cannabis from another Caribbean-bound container.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Staff at Collins Bay Institution, a federal prison in Kingston, Ontario, seized packages containing marijuana, cannabis concentrate and other contraband over six days between October 30 and November 4, 2026. Correctional Service Canada put the total institutional value of the mixed seizure at $593,253 and reported no weights, counts or arrests.
Staff at Cowansville Institution, a medium-security federal prison in Quebec, seized contraband including cannabis concentrate and marijuana on November 1, 2026. Correctional Service Canada put the total institutional value of the mixed seizure at $121,655 and reported no weights, counts, arrests or charges.
Ontario Provincial Police charged three men after searching an address in Midland, Ontario, on 27 October 2026, where officers looking for a wanted person found a loaded handgun, suspected cocaine and methamphetamine, and 63 grams of cannabis shatter. All three face firearm and drug charges and were held for court in Barrie; one is also charged with possessing cannabis for sale.
A joint RCMP, Peel Regional Police and Canada Border Services Agency investigation led to the seizure of 95 kilograms of cannabis and charges against four Ontario men. The authorities described alleged offences involving export, distribution and sale, but did not disclose the suspected export route or destination.
