CBSA shares details of Australia-bound meth seizures [Video]

Border officers in B.C.’s Lower Mainland made more than 60 seizures of methamphetamine bound for Australia in a six-month span earlier this year, totalling more than eight million doses of the drug.

The Canada Border Services Agency held a news conference Tuesday to showcase the seizures, some of which – such as the nearly 1,300 litres of liquid meth found disguised as juice at the Fraser Surrey Docks back in June – have been previously announced. 

Between March and August, CBSA officers seized a total of 397 kilograms of crystal meth and 1,278 litres of liquid meth, according to the agency.

While there were more than 60 individual seizures during that time, the bulk of the total came from the aforementioned Surrey incident in June and a March 12 seizure of 194 kilograms of the drug at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility.

Between April and August, officers at the Vancouver International Mail Centre seized …