50 bricks of suspected cocaine seized from a commercial truck at the Blue Water Bridge

50 bricks of suspected cocaine seized from a commercial truck at the Blue Water Bridge

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Southern Ontario Region, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), London Detachment, announced today the seizure of 50 bricks of suspected cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge and the arrest of a Markham, Ontario, resident.

On November 18, 2019, a lone male driving a tractor trailer arrived at the Blue Water Bridge Commercial Operations in Point Edward, Ontario, and was referred for a secondary inspection.

During the examination, border services officers discovered an inconsistency in the weight of some of the boxes contained in the shipment. The boxes were examined and found to contain 50 packages of suspected cocaine, weighing approximately 50 kilograms total.

The CBSA seized the suspected cocaine and arrested the driver. The London RCMP Border Integrity Team attended and took custody of the subject and evidence.

The RCMP charged Guo Bing Zhao, 52 years-old, with:

Importation of a controlled substance, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; and

Possession for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Mr. Zhao was remanded in custody and has a bail hearing scheduled for December 12, 2019 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sarnia, Ontario.

The investigation is ongoing.