Image: Canada Border Services Agency / The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Thursday (Apr. 4) that Gerry Crawley, a resident of New Brunswick and commercial driver, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for attempting to smuggle 71.5 kg of cocaine into Canada at the Pacific Highway commercial border crossing.
By Mike Vanden Bosch
Drug bust at Pacific Crossing

Canadian trucker sentenced for trying to sneak millions in cocaine through Fraser Valley border crossing

Apr 4, 2024 | 10:14 AM

SURREY — A Canadian trucker thought he could sneak over 70 kilograms of cocaine into Canada through a Fraser Valley border crossing three years ago.

Border guards at the Pacific Highway commercial border crossing in Surrey did their part to intercept the massive drug haul.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Thursday (Apr. 4) that Gerry Crawley, a resident of New Brunswick and commercial driver, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for attempting to smuggle 71.5 kg of cocaine into Canada at the Pacific Highway commercial border crossing in Surrey.

Following an investigation by CBSA and the Pacific Region RCMP Federal Policing Program, Crawley was found guilty of the following offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:

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  • Section 5(2): Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking
  • Section 6(1): Importing/Exporting a Controlled Substance
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On March 18, 2021, Crawley entered the Pac Highway commercial operations in a tractor-trailer carrying personal care products from California. During an examination by agency personnel, border services officers found 64 individually wrapped bricks of suspected cocaine hidden within the vehicle. In total, 71.5 kilograms of cocaine were confiscated with an estimated value of over $3.5 million.

CBSA and the Royal Mounted Canadian Police say they are dedicated to keeping dangerous drugs out of communities and thwarting illegal activities at Canada’s borders.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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