A 21-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly trying to hide 45 kilograms of hashish in her baggage.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) mentioned on Oct. 25 a Canadian air passenger arrived at Toronto Pearson Worldwide Airport to take a flight to Germany.
They mentioned Canada Border Service Company (CBSA) brokers discovered marijuana valued at $180,000 in her suitcase throughout an outbound baggage examination.
Members of the RCMP’s Toronto Airport Detachment seized the hashish, which is authorized in Canada, and arrested Renee Ashanta Henry. She has been charged with possession for the aim of export, opposite to part 11(2) of the Hashish Act.
The accused was launched on a promise to look in courtroom at a later date. She has a listening to scheduled for Dec. 5.
“Although cannabis is decriminalized in Canada, it is still illegal to carry any amount of cannabis on international flights, or amounts exceeding personal use on domestic flights,” Insp. John McMath, of the RCMP’s Toronto Airport Detachment, mentioned in a information launch.
“This latest arrest again highlights the fact that if a passenger chooses to smuggle cannabis, they will be arrested and charged with serious criminal drug smuggling charges.”
Lisa Janes, CBSA’s regional director normal for the Better Toronto Space Area, known as this newest seizure “one more example of our collaboration with law enforcement partners to protect our communities from illegal activity.”
On Oct. 23, border officers arrested a 26-year-old woman who was sure for London, England and seized roughly 62 kilograms of hashish. Justyne Carmen Burger-Samules was charged with export, opposite to the Hashish Act.
Police are asking anybody with info associated to drug importation, possession, smuggling or trafficking to contact them or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
