Nearly four kilograms of suspected cocaine was found concealed inside fake breadfruit at the Toronto Pearson International Airport last month.
In a statement released Tuesday, the Canada Border Services Agency said the smuggled drugs were stashed inside two fabricated breadfruits that were made of plaster and painted lime green. Officers noticed the fake produce as it was being X-rayed. They were being shipped along with 34 cardboard boxes and plastic bags of real breadfruit.
"This seizure of suspected cocaine demonstrates that our officers will find any and all contraband, no matter what type of concealment method is used," CBSA regional director Goran Vragovic said. "CBSA officers are trained in advanced detection techniques, and their experience and expertise at our ports of entry ensures that Canada’s border will not be used in the smuggling of illegal narcotics."
The suspected cocaine has been turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
According to officials, the CBSA in the Greater Toronto Area made approximately 180 cocaine seizures last year, totalling more than 950 kg.
