Canada Border Services Agency officers stopped a package of drugs headed for the United States earlier this month.
CBSA air cargo officers seized just over two kilograms of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»International Airport on Jan. 9.
The drugs, with an estimated value of $71,000, were declared as bath products at the airport and destined for California.
"All goods, people, (and) conveyances may be subject to in-depth examination," said Sinead Fonseca, communications advisor with CBSA.
In the fiscal year of 2023 to 2024, CBSA seized a total of 62,055 items at Canada's borders, according to .
This included over 9,861 kilograms of drugs stopped from leaving or entering the country.
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