Three significant seizures were made in a ten-day spell at YVR by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Involving both inbound and outbound passengers from Vancouver Airport, the incidents concluded with seizures of, drugs and child porn.
One of the arrests involved a passenger who had traveled from Mexico City. CBSA officers’ suspicions that he was “body-packing” illegal drugs turned out to be spot on after they discovered 1.81 kilograms of methamphetamines.
He was later charged by local Mounties for smuggling narcotics.
In another incident, a 19-year-old en route to Sydney, Australia was suspected of carrying contraband and was later thought to have swallowed illegal drugs.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where 98 pellets, weighing a total of 159.19 grams, of suspected cocaine were expelled from his body.
And a passenger from Munich was also found in possession of what was believed to be a child exploitation video and bestiality images.
That suspect was arrested and charged by the CBSA for possession of child pornography.
The seizures happened between May 28 and June 7.
Last year, in the CBSA’s Pacific region, more than 2,500 drug seizures were executed by its officers.
