Legalized pot – the next contraband headache
Canada is due to legalize cannabis next year. Observers are concerned that excessive tax will create the same contraband situation as tobacco, involving the same or more players. [node:read-more:link]
Smuggling & Contraband
Firearms control in Canada
Bill Blair, the federal Minister of Border Security & Organized Crime Reduction, is rebuffing calls for a ban on handguns even as he acknowledges that more must be done to choke off the flow of illegal imports. The comments by the former Toronto Police Service Chief follow a spate of shootings in Toronto which prompted the city’s mayor, John Tory, to call for tighter controls. [node:read-more:link]
Interpol's Canadian Footprint
Canada is a major supporter of international policing efforts. [node:read-more:link]
Working Together Along the 49th
The St. Lawrence Seaway creates unique smuggling opportunities. [node:read-more:link]
Border Drug Threat Assessment
This 2007 report, published jointly by the U.S. and Canadian governments, examines the current state of illicit drug smuggling across the United States-Canadian border. The report identifies the principal substances which are smuggled in both directions across the border. The authors place special emphasis on the cooperative efforts which law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border engage in and how this has influenced the movement of these illegal substances. (Note: be patient, this link takes a LONG time to load) [node:read-more:link]
Over 15,500 kilograms of contraband tobacco seized
The Canada Border Services Agency announced the seizure of over 15,500 kilograms of undeclared loose leaf tobacco at the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie. [node:read-more:link]
Op Caribbe update on illicit trafficking
Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels deployed on Operation Caribbe in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea have been working hand-in-hand with the United States Coast Guard over the past several weeks to intercept and seize large quantities of illicit drugs. [node:read-more:link]
Canadian warships join multinational operation
Over the next two days, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Brandon, Edmonton and Kingston are departing to participate in Operation Caribbe, Canada’s contribution the multinational campaign against illicit trafficking by transnational criminal organizations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean. [node:read-more:link]
Warships conclude successful deployment in Pacific
Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMC Ships) Brandon and Whitehorse recently concluded their participation in Operation Caribbe 2015 with a substantial contribution to the multinational campaign against illicit trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean. [node:read-more:link]
HMCS Saskatoon seizes 464 kg of cocaine on Op Caribbe
HMCS Saskatoon seizes 464 kg and assists in disruption of an estimated 1,500 kg of cocaine in cooperation with the United States Coast Guard during Operation Caribbe. [node:read-more:link]
Contraband tobacco seized in St. Lawrence River
While patrolling the St Lawrence shoreline in South Glengarry, the Cornwall regional task force arrested two men unloading bags of unstamped, fine cut tobacco weighing 704 kilograms from a boat to a waiting truck. [node:read-more:link]
Special Report: Illicit Tobacco Trade
Last year in Canada, organized crime syphoned off nearly $3B from the Canadian tax base. What are we doing about it? FrontLine examines this issue in a 3-part report. [node:read-more:link]
Canadian warships assist in narcotics seizures
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Summerside and Saskatoon assisted in the seizure of almost 700 kg of cocaine while on patrol in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean while participating on Operation CARIBBE. [node:read-more:link]
Interlinked criminals are driving law enforcement
Criminal actors have adopted a converged approach to illicit operations, easily moving across borders and transitioning seamlessly between human trafficking, cybercrime, fraud, and other opportune activities. [node:read-more:link]
CAF marks 10 years for Operation CARIBBE
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Moncton and Summerside departed Halifax today to participate on Operation CARIBBE 2016, marking the start of Canada’s 10th year of contributions to Op MARTILLO - the multinational campaign against transnational criminal organizations in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean. [node:read-more:link]
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