67 kilograms of cocaine seized in Coutts border, Edmonton man charged

Border officials seized 67 kilograms of cocaine and arrested an Edmonton man on July 28, 2025. (Supplied)

An Edmonton man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to cross the border to Canada from the United States with almost 67 kilograms of cocaine in a commercial truck.

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The 49-year-old man was arrested on Monday at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers were inspecting the man’s truck when they found a duffel bag filled with cocaine, RCMP said.

The Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) seized the drugs and arrested the man.

The charges are:

• importing a controlled substance
• possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking
• smuggling into Canada

He is scheduled to appear in court in Lethbridge on Thursday.