Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Ambassador Bridge port of entry in Ontario intercepted 187.5 kg of suspected cocaine concealed in the trailer of a commercial truck coming into Canada from the United States.
On May 23, during a secondary examination of the trailer, officers discovered two suitcases and five garbage bags containing 161 bricks of suspected cocaine. The approximate value of the cocaine is $23.4 million, according to a CBSA news release.
Officers seized the drugs and arrested the driver, Kambiz Karandish, 55, of Richmond Hill, Ont., and transferred him and the suspected cocaine to the custody of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Karandish has been charged by the RCMP with importation of cocaine, and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The investigation is ongoing.
