39 kg of cocaine was found in a modified compartment under a flat deck trailer at the Blue Water Bridge November 19, 2014 (RCMP Photo)39 kg of cocaine was found in a modified compartment under a flat deck trailer at the Blue Water Bridge November 19, 2014 (RCMP Photo)
Sarnia

39 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized At Bridge

Two Quebec residents are charged in the second largest cocaine seizure at the Blue Water Bridge this year.

The Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP reported Tuesday the seizure of 39 kg of suspected cocaine November 19 when a commercial vehicle returning to Canada from the U.S. was referred for secondary inspection.

Officials say that upon examination of the truck and flat deck trailer, officers discovered two large duffle bags containing bricks of suspected cocaine in a modified compartment under the trailer.

50-year-old Guy Asselin and 38-year-old Julie Nault, both of Acton Vale, Quebec are charged under the Customs Act with smuggling a prohibited substance and with importation and possession for the purpose of trafficking under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

They are to appear in court November 26.

RCMP Sergeant Richard Rollings says the street value of the drugs is roughly estimated at $3.9-million and the bust takes some 39,000 individual doses off the street.

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There was an even bigger cocaine bust at the Sarnia-Port Huron crossing earlier this year.

May 6, 123 kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $12.3-million was found concealed in a pickup truck. Brick of Cocaine seized at Blue Water Bridge Nov 19, 2014 (RCMP Photo)Brick of Cocaine seized at Blue Water Bridge Nov 19, 2014 (RCMP Photo)

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