Abbotsford border bust nets 52 bricks of drugs

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Drugs found in a duffel bag in a truck intercepted at the Canada-US border by CBSA.Drugs found in a duffel bag in a truck intercepted at the Canada-US border by CBSA. Photo by CBSA /PNG

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A truck driver crossing into Canada allegedly tried to bring 52 bricks of drugs across the border at Abbotsford-Huntingdon last Thursday.

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When Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers searched the commercial truck and trailer, they found two duffel bags full of bricks of suspected drugs.

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Following an RCMP investigation, 47-year-old Khushwinder Singh Gill of Canada was charged with importation of cocaine, possession of cocaine, importation of heroin, and possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking.

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Earlier this month, the CBSA said its agents had found nearly 128 kilograms of cocaine in a truck crossing the Ambassador Bridge from the U.S. into Windsor, Ont.

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In 2025, Canadian border agents made 31,688 seizures of illegal drugs, totalling 83.2 tonnes. Cannabis (46,608 kilograms); cocaine and its derivatives (4,725 kilograms); heroin (128 kilograms); fentanyl (2.8 kilograms); and methamphetamine (2,397 kilograms) were the most commonly seized drugs.

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