With more than 25 million people travelling across the Canadian border in 2017, Canadian Border Services is looking back at an eventful year.
Some of the notable stats include:
- 1,653 drug seizures, including 171.5 kg of cocaine
- 235 seized firearms
- 672 seized prohibited weapons
- 9,444 litres of seized alcohol
- 245 tobacco product seizures
- 5 child pornography seizures
- 10 suspected proceeds of crime seizures valued at $228,438
- intercepted 100 drinking or drug impaired drivers
- arrested 23 persons breaching court imposed conditions
- arrested 26 people for other criminality
- 1,172 individuals were removed from Canada.
Agents were also able to help reunite 5 missing or abducted children with their families throughout the year.
One of the local highlights includes 50 kilograms of cocaine intercepted at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge back in November.