Cocaine bust in Alberta

At the Sweetgrass / Coutts border crossing into Alberta a transport truck was

pulled over for secondary screening because the driver was on the CBSA radar

as suspected of involvement in drug trafficking. During inspection the CBSA

border officers came across 83 one-kilogram bundles of cocaine stashed in

different locations within the cab area. The cocaine, valued at $5 million, was

found behind the microwave, under a mattress, in a duffel bag and inside the two

jockey boxes. Upon the truck being returned from the impound lot to the truck’s

owner, there was a further 17 one-kilogram packages that had apparently not

been found during inspection at the border. The 54-year-old driver was from

British Columbia and the junior driver, 32 years old, resides in Ontario. The

younger driver was new to Canada and to trucking, barely spoke English and

needed a translator during the inspection, questioning and trial. Both drivers

claimed that they were completely unaware of the cocaine being in the truck.

During the trial it was concluded that there was not enough hard evidence such

as DNA or fingerprints to prove beyond reasonable doubt that these two drivers

had anything to do with the placement of the cocaine in the truck. It was

concluded that the younger driver’s charges of possession with the intent to

traffic and importation of drugs into Canada were dismissed and the senior

driver, 54, his charges were stopped due to his passing away. I chose not to

identify names in this article out of respect to the families related to the death of

one of the drivers.

For more information about this article or safety & compliance programs such as

CTPAT, FAST, PIP, TTP, AEO, CSA, please contact Cross Border Services at

www.crossborderservices.org [email protected] 

By: Dawn Truell, President, Cross Border Services

crossborderservices.ca 

July 23, 2018

Despite the fact that cannabis (marijuana) will become legal and regulated in Canada in the near future, it will remain illegal to take cannabis across Canada’s national borders, whether you are entering or leaving Canada. 

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By: Dawn Truell, President, Cross Border Services

 

April 11, 2017

 

Stockholm, Sweden, Friday, April 7, 2017, a terrorist stole a company's tractor trailer and used it to try to murder innocent civilians walking in the streets of Stockholm. In Sweden this has not been experienced before and was completely a shock to everyone there. During this past year many similar incidents have happened, specifically in Berlin, Germany, Nice, France, and London, England. The US CBP Department of Homeland Security, Officer Dan Bauer from the JFK International Airport office, has issued an urgent notice to all truck drivers, owner operators and transportation companies to be “..Vigilant and see that their drivers and vehicles are not in jeopardy of falling victim to such diabolical actions.”   Please see the following preventative measures suggested by this Officer:

 

As per US CBP DHS Officer Dan Bauer, all of us can fall prey to terrorists, we need to keep diligent in our day-to-day practices to ensure everyone’s safety.

 

Dan’s further comments:  “Thank you everybody for your continued participation in this important effort by the program to maintain secure trade in a safe supply chain. Your input, vigilance, and expertise has been critical to our successes up to this point.  A long road is still ahead but we are confident that with your help we will get to where we need to be.”

 

For more information about transportation and aiding in the fight against drug smuggling, anti terrorism, safety & compliance programs such as C-TPAT, FAST, PIP, CSA, please contact Cross Border Services at www.crossborderservices.ca  [email protected]