MORE THAN JUST FISHY Heroin found on separate flights at Toronto and Halifax

Posted on 02/22/2016

Canada Border Services Agency says there was something fishy about a shipment inspected at Toronto's airport - and it wasn't just the frozen fish.

CBSA says officers at Pearson International Airport were conducting a routine examination of cargo arriving off a flight from Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday when they discovered suspected heroin.Officials say officers found two small packages deep within a large shipment of frozen fish that were similarly wrapped and loosely placed inside the contents.The packages were cut open and the contents tested positive for suspected heroin.A total of four kilograms of suspected heroin was seized and turned over to the RCMP.Meanwhile in Halifax…The Canada Border Services Agency says nearly five kilograms of suspected heroin has been seized at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.The agency says CBSA officers discovered inconsistencies in a traveller's suitcase during a routine secondary examination on Sunday.The officers dismantled the suitcase and found a large package hidden in the suitcase liner.The agency says tests identified a substance in the package as suspected heroin.The man was arrested and charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the drugs were handed over to the RCMP.