44 kg hashish seized with cocaine at Pearson airport; one held
CBSA officers seized 44 kg of hashish and 13 kg of cocaine from a traveller's luggage bound for Sri Lanka at Toronto Pearson airport on 3 September 2026. One person was arrested and handed to the RCMP; no charges or suspect details were reported.
🇨🇦 Toronto Pearson International Airport · Ontario, Canada
The Canada Border Services Agency seized suitcases packed with illicit
substances bound for Sri Lanka at Toronto Pearson International Airport.[1]The seizure took place on Sept. 3.[1]The drugs were in a traveller’s luggage
destined for Sri Lanka.[2]One person was arrested and remanded to the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police.[1]
Border officials seized a total of 44 kilograms of hashish and 13 kilograms of
cocaine.[1]The arrested person was handed over to the RCMP with the seized
contraband.[2]
A CBSA spokesperson said officers use a risk-management approach, intelligence,
detection tools and indicators of deception to decide whether a deeper
examination is required.[1]No details about charges or the suspect were
immediately available.[1]
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Multiple kilograms of hashish and cocaine seized at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Photo: Canada Border Services AgencyPhoto details
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