CBSA seizes 425 kg of cannabis in three Halifax export busts; two charged
Border officers seized 425 kg of suspected cannabis in three interceptions at Halifax ports in late 2024: 347 kg plus 1 kg of hashish in a Caribbean-bound container, and 49 kg and 30 kg in suitcases bound for London. Two men were arrested and charged with exporting cannabis.
🇨🇦 Port of Halifax and Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia · Nova Scotia, Canada
The Canada Border Services Agency announced on 26 November 2024 that officers had seized425 kg of suspected cannabis in three interceptions at ports of entry in Nova Scotia between 22 October and 14 November.[1]On 22 October, officers examining a marine container destined for the Caribbean found 574 packages holding 347 kg of suspected cannabis and one package with about 1 kg of suspected hashish, and turned the evidence over to the RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime unit.[1]
On 13 November, officers at Halifax Stanfield International Airport intercepted two suitcases with about 49 kg of suspected cannabis bound for London and arrested Quinn Alexander Cole for smuggling it out of Canada.[1][2]Cole was charged under the Cannabis Act with exporting, possession for the purpose of selling and possession for the purpose of distributing, and was due in Dartmouth Provincial Court on 22 January 2025.[1]On 14 November, officers at the same airport intercepted two more suitcases with about 30 kg bound for London and arrested Alexander James Mahar, who faces the same charges and was due in court on 28 January 2025.[1]
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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.
