More than 800 kilograms of cannabis were seized at the Port of Halifax last month. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) services officers along with CBSA intelligence officers ran an export examination on a marine container leaving Canada from the Port of Halifax on Sept. 5. CBSA say the shipment, declared as wire mesh bins, was en route to a business in the U.K. Border services officers say they discovered four wood crates filled with “suspected cannabis.” “A total of 1,479 packages of vacuum-sealed dried cannabis were seized, weighing 801.5 kilograms,” a release from CBSA said. The cannabis and all evidence were transferred to the RCMP Eastern Region Federal Policing for further investigation. “Our officers work closely with local and international law enforcement to prevent the smuggling of contraband and disrupt domestic and international crime networks. Cannabis may be legal in Canada, but bringing it across the border is a serious criminal offence,” said Dominic Mallette, regional director general, CBSA, Atlantic region. Although cannabis is legal in Canada, cross-border movement of cannabis is punishable with imprisonment of up to five years under the Customs Act and up to 14 years under the Cannabis Act, the release continued. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
