10,635 kg of Montreal-bound hashish intercepted in Newark
United States authorities intercepted a marine container in Newark, New Jersey, on 31 January 2000 holding 10,635 kilograms of hashish bound for Montreal. The seizure made up almost the entire 10.8 tonnes of hashish seized in the United States that year.
On 31 January 2000, United States authorities intercepted a marine container in Newark, New Jersey,
carrying 10,635 kilograms of hashish bound for Montreal, Quebec.[1][2]A joint Canadian-American
assessment says the container was en route to Montreal and that the 10.6-tonne interception made up
almost all of the 10.8 tonnes of hashish seized in the United States in 2000.[2]
Montreal pipeline
Montreal-based criminal groups specialized in the large-scale smuggling of hashish and monopolized
its distribution, with multi-tonne shipments moved in marine containers.[2]The RCMP seizure table
records the 31 January Newark interception alongside other Montreal-bound container seizures that
winter, including 10,208 kilograms detected at the Port of Montreal and 1,227 kilograms stopped in
Indian Head, Saskatchewan, en route to Montreal.[1]
Case data
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