Traveller from Guyana arrested: Canadian authorities found more than $400K worth of cocaine hidden in shoes

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says agents at Toronto’s Pearson Airport seized more than $400,000 worth of cocaine that had been hidden in shoes last month.

Border services say they arrested a traveller arriving from Guyana on 26 May after 3.5 kilograms of the drug were discovered inside their luggage.

“The cocaine was found using contraband detection technology,” a CBSA spokesperson told CTV News Toronto in an email.

“Some of the detection technology employed by the CBSA includes ion mobility spectrometry, X-rays, and Narcotic Identification Kits. These tools, in combination with the officers’ knowledge, experience and training, enable successful enforcement actions.”

The total value of the cocaine is more than $437,000.

Although the flight originated in Guyana, the CBSA says it is unable to disclose the traveller’s citizenship, as “an individual’s border and immigration information is considered private and protected by the Privacy Act.” (CTV News)