15 pounds of cocaine found underneath airline catering trolleys at Pearson

Modified date: July 18, 2019, 10:27 am

First Published:

February 14, 2017, 12:53 pm

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized 15 pounds of suspected cocaine from inside an aircraft at Toronto Pearson Airport.

While searching a plane in Toronto on February 8, border services officers found seven brick-shaped packages attached to the base of the airline catering trolleys.

The officers opened the packages which revealed a white powdery substance wrapped in plastic. The substance tested positive for suspected cocaine.

It has been turned over to authorities.

Sportsline: Square-off on William Nylander’s absence, ‘invisible’ Mitch Marner, Shohei Ohtani in Toronto

Newsmakers: Morning Live Reporter Simone Gavros

Fleeing burglar crashes into several Halton police cruisers before arrest

Halton police seek man who exposed himself at Georgetown Marketplace