Officers seize 6,700 kilograms of suspected cannabis in Saint John, N.B.

Canada Border Services Agency officers seized more than 6,700 kilograms of suspected cannabis in Saint John, N.B., earlier this year.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized more than 6,700 kilograms of suspected cannabis in Saint John, N.B., earlier this year, making it the largest cannabis seizure on record in a decade.

Officers at the Port of Saint John inspected a marine container set to be exported to Scotland on May 21, according to a CBSA news release. They uncovered the suspected cannabis, which is valued at $49.6 million.

The drugs, which were concealed in nearly 400 boxes, were three times the normal amount of cannabis seized by CBSA officers in Canada in 2024.

“The cannabis and all evidence were transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Eastern Region Federal Policing (New Brunswick) for further investigation,” the release reads.

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