CBSA in Atlantic Canada: Highlights from 2025 - https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2025/12/cbsa-in-atlantic-canada-highlights-from-2025.html
- A significant cannabis seizure by officers in Saint John in May during an export examination, accounted for close to half the cannabis seized by the CBSA in Atlantic in 2025. The 6,700 kg shipment destined for Scotland was concealed in nearly 400 boxes inside the shipping container.
- Interception by CBSA officers in Saint John of 31.5 kg of opium arriving from the United Arab Emirates, concealed in two antique record players. The shipping container was identified and targeted by CBSA intelligence analysts in the Atlantic Region and was examined upon arrival in Canada.
- Detection and arrest by the CBSA of 14 suspected impaired drivers at ports of entry in New Brunswick. When travellers show signs of impairment at the border, CBSA officers have the authority to administer field sobriety testing and take appropriate action to protect our communities.
CBSA in Ontario and Nunavut: Highlights from 2025 - https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2025/12/cbsa-in-ontario-highlights-from-2025.html
- Border services officers at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry seized a total of 1,317 kg of cocaine and 349 kg of methamphetamine from various commercial shipments coming from the United States between January 1 and October 31, 2025.
- Between January 1 and October 31, 2025, border services officers at the Ambassador Bridge and Windsor-Detroit Tunnel ports of entry seized a total of 150 firearms, as well as 813 prohibited weapons and devices from travellers entering Canada.
- The Speciaized Border Interdiction Unit (SBIU) strengthened its partnership with the New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS), playing a key role in the development of the NZCS's Border Interdiction Unit. The SBIU's guidance has contributed to significant operational outcomes for the NZCS, including the interdiction of more than 300 kg of narcotics and the launch of several innovative joint operations. In September, the NZCS formally recognized the GTA Region's SBIU as their lead subject-matter experts, highlighting the SBIU's expertise on internal conspiracies, baggage offloads, and advanced interdiction practices.
- On February 17, 2025, CBSA personnel at Toronto Pearson International Airport demonstrated exceptional leadership during the emergency response to the Delta Airlines flight that crash-landed at the airport. Amid immense pressure, officers and staff coordinated with partners and stakeholders to maintain clear communication and ensured calm, effective operations throughout the crisis. At the triage site, they supported crash victims by providing water, food, blankets, and spare clothing; helping first responders focus on lifesaving care and playing a critical role in inter-agency cooperation.
- CBSA participated in Project FESTER with Border Enforcement Security Task Force partners in Akwesasne, Cornwall and Ottawa. Surveillance and intelligence gathered by intelligence officers helped establish how criminal networks were smuggling illegal firearms into Canada. As a result, 33 handguns, two assault-style rifles and significant quantities of cocaine, fentanyl and currency were seized. Twenty individuals are facing more than 700 criminal charges, and the flow of these dangerous goods into our communities has been disrupted.
CBSA in Alberta: Highlights from 2025 - https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2025/12/cbsa-in-alberta-highlights-from-2025.html
- In 2025, CBSA officers at the Coutts port of entry seized a combined 294 kg of cocaine hidden within four commercial transport vehicles:
- On January 18, border officers seized 42 kg of cocaine from a U.S. commercial truck destined for Calgary.
- On March 8, border officers seized 108 kg from a commercial truck, resulting in multiple Controlled Drugs and Substances Act charges for a Calgary resident.
- On July 28, border officers seized 67 kg of cocaine from a commercial truck, resulting in Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Customs Act charges for an Edmonton resident.
- On September 25, border officers seized 77 kg of cocaine from a commercial vehicle, resulting in Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Customs Act charges for a Calgary resident.
- In June 2025, CBSA officers at Calgary International Airport intercepted 30 kg of methamphetamine concealed within luggage destinated for Japan. The seizure led to Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Customs Act charges for a Winnipeg resident.
CBSA in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories: Highlights from 2025 - https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2025/12/cbsa-in-manitoba--highlights-from-2025.html
- In January 2025, as a result of a CBSA investigation, Curtis Waldner of Forest, Manitoba, was sentenced to three years imprisonment for firearms-related offences. He was also sentenced to a lifetime firearms and weapons possession ban (for restricted and prohibited classifications) and a 10-year firearms and weapons possession ban for all classifications. The successful investigation, led by CBSA’s Integrated Firearms Enforcement Team in Manitoba, began after border services officers at Vancouver International Airport’s Air Cargo operations intercepted a shipment from China addressed to Waldner’s residence that was found to contain 10 firearm suppressors.
- In June 2025, after pleading guilty to multiple firearms-related offences, Robert Ripcik, a 57-year-old resident of Beausejour, Manitoba, was sentenced to five years imprisonment. The CBSA investigation into Ripcik began after officers at the Winnipeg Land Commercial office intercepted items related to the manufacture of ghost guns. Following a search of a rural property in Manitoba, officers seized additional items including prohibited and restricted firearms, firearms parts, and devices used in the manufacturing of ghost guns. The CBSA Integrated Firearms Enforcement Team, with assistance from the Winnipeg Police Service, the RCMP and Manitoba Conservation, led the complex investigation that resulted in Ripcik’s conviction.
CBSA in British Columbia and Yukon Territory: Highlights from 2025 - https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2025/12/cbsa-in-british-columbia-and-yukon-territory-highlights-from-2025.html
- On September 3, 2025, the CBSA at Vancouver International Airport made one of its largest seizures of narcotics. CBSA Air Cargo officers detected and seized 241 kg of methamphetamine and 319 kg of cocaine in a shipment declared as car parts destined for Australia.
- In the Lower Mainland, CBSA border services officers seized 62.6 kg of cocaine and 60.5 kg of methamphetamine at land ports of entry. Additionally, on June 11, 2025, at Osoyoos port of entry, CBSA officers seized 70 kg of cocaine concealed in after-market compartments of a traveller’s vehicle. This is the largest narcotics seizure to date at the Osoyoos border.
- On May 24, 2025, CBSA officers at the Beaver Creek port of entry conducted an exam on a lone U.S. traveller. Border officers located a firearm frame concealed in the trunk, additional components of the firearm in various after-market compartments, along with undeclared cannabis and cigars. The subject was arrested and the CBSA is pursing criminal charges for smuggling, providing false statements, and possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition. In total, Beaver Creek port of entry seized a total of 7 prohibited firearms, 3 restricted firearms and 14 non-restricted firearms in 2025.
CBSA in Quebec: Highlights from 2025 - https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2025/12/cbsa-in-quebec-highlights-from-2025.html
- On March 19, border services officers from Montreal seized 119 bricks of cocaine (142 kg) during the examination of a rail container that had originated in Mexico and transited through the United States.
- On August 6, CBSA investigators from the Weapons Smuggling Integrated Enforcement Team (WSIET), assisted by the Sûreté du Québec, seized 180 long guns, one handgun, several upper and lower receiver assemblies, four prohibited weapons, seven silencers, multiple high-capacity magazines, thousands of rounds of ammunition, CAD $169,000 and USD $30,000, and 11 electronic devices during the search of a residence in St. Anicet. The investigation resulted from the interception of prohibited firearm parts in a package at the Léo-Blanchette Mail Processing Centre.
- Between August 28 and September 5, CBSA officers seized 39.33 kg of ketamine at the Léo-Blanchette Mail Processing Centre. The drugs were concealed in seven separate parcels inside coffee and tea packets. This seizure led to three arrests.
CBSA in Saskatchewan: Highlights from 2025 - https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2025/12/cbsa-in-saskatchewan-highlights-from-2025.html
- In April 2025, a U.S. citizen seeking entry at North Portal port of entry failed to declare firearms during primary questioning. During secondary examination, CBSA officers discovered and seized a handgun and loaded magazine hidden in the vehicle’s centre console. The traveller was issued a penalty and returned to the U.S.
- In May 2025, a foreign national seeking entry at North Portal port of entry was referred for secondary examination after making a nil declaration. During the vehicle search, CBSA officers found three loaded handgun magazines and a spring. When questioned, the subject admitted they had disassembled a handgun with the intent to hide it. The following undeclared items were located during subsequent exam: a handgun, two over-capacity magazines and three cartons of cigarettes. The traveller paid a penalty and returned to the U.S.
- In May 2025, a commercial vehicle in transit to Alaska was referred for secondary inspection at North Portal port of entry. The vehicle left the port without coming into the office as directed, but was later returned to the port by local police. Upon search, CBSA officers discovered and seized an undeclared loaded handgun hidden in the sleeper bunk of the truck. The driver paid a penalty and retuned to the U.S.