Canadian border brokers seize $6 million in cocaine at North Dakota entry level

PEMBINA, N.D. — Canadian border brokers seized practically 140 kilos (63 kilograms) of cocaine price $6 million from a industrial truck searching for to enter the nation from northeastern North Dakota, officers stated.

The haul was discovered July 14 in a search of the truck on the Emerson port of entry in southern Manitoba, simply north of the border crossing at Pembina, North Dakota, in response to a joint assertion launched Thursday by the Canada Border Services Agency and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Canadian officers stated it was the most important narcotics seizure at any Manitoba port of entry within the final 5 years.

“Any disruption to the flow of drugs into this country has far-reaching effects and has a significant impact on the safety of our communities,” stated Rob Hill, assistant commissioner and commanding officer of the Manitoba Royal Canadian Mounted Police.