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18 September 2017

CBSA Arrests 2, Recovers 273kg Of Cocaine In Sailboat At Nova Scotia Harbour

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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found approximately 273kg of cocaine on board a 29 foot boat, calling it "unusual" that such a small vessel had that much of a load.
Canada Criminal Law

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found approximately 273kg of cocaine on board a 29 foot boat, calling it "unusual" that such a small vessel had that much of a load.

This is not the first seizure that the CBSA has seen in Nova Scotia, and it won't be the last. The second most significant seizure they found was 200kg of hashish that was found hidden in a chocolate bar shipment in May. They record between "130 and 159 drug seizures every year."

The CBSA has arrested two men in connection with this bust, and they are:

Jacques John Grenier, boat owner, charged with:

  • Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
  • Conspiracy to import cocaine
  • Importing cocaine

and Luc Chevrefils, charged with:

  • Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
  • Conspiracy to import cocaine

The CBSA had prior knowledge of the boat's arrival.

They found the bricks hidden in a sealed bed frame, which had brand new screws holding it together. Dominic Mallette, the agency's acting director said "[their] officers are trained to look in those areas...if the vessel is 20 years old and the screws are brand new, that means somebody's been there recently."

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