Police seize over $6M in suspected heroin attempting to enter Ontario from the U.S.

Police and border agents have seized what they suspect to be 42 kilograms of heroin attempting to enter Canada from the U.S. 

OPP and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) say the suspected heroin came from a tractor trailer attempting to enter Canada at the Peace Bridge port of entry from Buffalo into Fort Erie.

Last month, OPP members from the multi-agency Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), which includes the CBSA, initiated an intelligence-led investigation into suspected drug trafficking activity and the alleged importation of heroin from the U.S. into Canada.

Detectives say on Dec. 18, 2025, based on intelligence from the OPP, CBSA Intelligence and the National Targeting Centre identified a suspect tractor trailer attempting to enter Canada at the Peace Bridge port of entry.

Upon primary inspection, border services officers referred the tractor trailer for examination.

With the assistance of a CBSA detector dog, border services officers detected and seized 42 kg of suspected heroin concealed in the trailer.

The CBSA also seized the tractor and trailer as offence-related property, and two cellphones. All seized items were turned over to the OPP.

The estimated street value of the drugs seized is $6.98 million.

Anyone with any information in relation to this investigation, or the importation/trafficking of illegal drugs should contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.

Anyone with any information in relation to suspicious border activity should contact the CBSA’s Border Watch Line at 1-888-502-9060.

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