CBSA Nabs 300 Kg Meth in Container Bound for Philippines

Canada Border Services Agency

Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in Halifax, Nova Scotia (NS) detected and seized nearly 300 sealed packages of methamphetamine deeply concealed under a false bottom inside a wooden crate of solar panels, which were scheduled to leave Canada by sea.

The drugs weighed 299.7 kilograms and were detected by CBSA officers at the Africville Seasides Marine Container Examination Facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during an export examination of a marine container destined for the Philippines on January 9, 2026.

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