Truckers using the Pacific Highway Crossing in Surrey, B.C. south of Vancouver on Wednesday Sept. 12, 2001. (CP PHOTO/Richard Lam)

By The Canadian Press

Trucker caught at B.C. border crossing smuggling bricks of opium from U.S.: CBSA

Mar 13, 2026 | 11:10 AM

VANCOUVER — Border agents in Metro Vancouver have intercepted an attempt to smuggle more than 100 bricks of opium into the country.

The Canada Border Services Agency said on Friday that the seizure happened on Jan. 9 at the Pacific Highway truck crossing on the U.S. border south of Vancouver.

Agents say they began examining a driver of a commercial truck returning to Canada after noticing an anomaly in the truck’s trailer during entry.

The search then turned up cardboard boxes that differed from the packaging normally used for produce shipping, and agents then used a detection dog to identify the shipment.

The results confirmed that the truck was carrying 108 bricks of opium, weighing about 112 kilograms.

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The CBSA says the driver was taken into custody and transferred to the RCMP’s narcotics’ unit, and the investigation into the case in ongoing.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 13, 2026.

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