10 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized Outside of Creston

TMTV/BCTV Kootenays March 12, 2010 - RCMP Officers take a 46-year-old man into custody and seize 10 kilograms of cocaine after a commercial truck crossed into BC at the Kingsgate Port of Entry, just outside of Creston, BC.

On Saturday March 6, the RCMP Creston Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) was called out to assist Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) Officers who located 10 kilograms of cocaine concealed within a Commercial Truck.

Upon arrival at the scene, RCMP officers took the 46-year-old male driver from Calgary into custody and took possession of the cocaine. RCMP Creston IBET Officers

continue to work with CBSA, United States Border Patrol and the RCMP Southeast District Drug Section as they investigate further. The 46-year-old male is expected to make his first court appearance on May 19, 2010.

“This quantity of cocaine could only be arranged by an organized criminal group” says Sgt Duncan Pound of the RCMP Border Integrity Program, “and the circumstances of this foiled importation attempt will be thoroughly investigated. A seizure of this size represents a law enforcement success story towards keeping our communities safe.”

The RCMP Federal Border Integrity Program targets criminal organizations and individuals who engage in criminal activity that exploits Canada’s border with the US. The RCMP will continue to work with their local and international partners to mitigate this exploitation.