Cape Breton Island 
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has intercepted a large shipment of illegal cannabis destined for the United Kingdom, marking one of the agency’s significant drug seizures this year.
Per the news release, CBSA officers, supported by CBSA intelligence staff, inspected a marine container declared as wire mesh bins scheduled for export from Halifax on September 5. The shipment, destined for a business in the U.K., was found to contain four wooden crates filled with 1,479 vacuum-sealed packages of dried cannabis weighing 801.5 kilograms.
The seized material and evidence have been transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Federal Policing unit in Nova Scotia for further investigation.
Officials emphasized that while cannabis is legal within Canada, exporting it without authorization is a serious offence under both the Customs Act and the Cannabis Act, carrying potential prison terms of up to five and 14 years respectively.
The Halifax Container Examination Facility routinely screens high-risk marine cargo entering or exiting Canada. The federal government has committed $1.3 billion to enhance border security and immigration enforcement under its national Border Plan.
