Traveller from Guyana caught with 3.5KG cocaine in shoes at Pearson Airport
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers arrested a traveller from Guyana after discovering 3.5 kilograms (kg) of cocaine hidden inside shoes at Pearson Airport. Officials made the discovery on May 26 and say the drugs have an estimated street value of around $437,000.
Shoes that were seized during a drug investigation at Pearson Airport. Canada Border Services Agency @CanBorder
The suspect, who hasn’t been named, was turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) along with the drugs.
“The cocaine was found using contraband detection technology,” the CBSA told CityNews.
“Some of the detection technology employed by the CBSA includes ion mobility spectrometry, X-rays and Narcotic Identification Kits. These tools, in combination with the officer’s knowledge, experience, training, enable successful enforcement actions.”
The CBSA said it couldn’t disclose the suspect’s citizenship “as an individual’s border and immigration information is considered private and protected by the Privacy Act.” (Toronto City News)
