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Police Seize 1,113 Lbs of Pot at Vancouver Airport
Posted by FoM on July 20, 1999 at 09:19:15 PT
Source: Oregon Live
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Canada Customs has seized 1,113 pounds of marijuana at Vancouver International Airport. 
"This is the largest marijuana seizure we've ever had at Vancouver International Airport," Kim Scoville, chief of customs operations at the airport, said Monday. The shipment, which originated in Johannesburg, South Africa, arrived in the cargo section on a regularly scheduled Lufthansa passenger airline flight from Frankfurt on Saturday. No arrests were made. During a routine examination of two large crates, customs officers discovered about 500 bricks of marijuana under some dark plastic in the crates that were supposed to contain machine parts for marine vessels. The bricks had been vacuum sealed then covered in oil to give the appearance and odor of machinery parts. "Although the concealment wasn't overly sophisticated, it was actually quite well done," Scoville said. Customs and RCMP don't know where the pot was intended to be sold. "We were quite surprised to find marijuana coming into B.C," Scoville said in reference to British Columbia's home-grown pot reportedly worth $1 billion a year. The marijuana was turned over to the RCMP's Vancouver drug section for further investigation. Samples will be taken for testing and analysis purposes and then the pot will be destroyed, police said. 07/20/99 9:52 AM Eastern©1999 Oregon Live LLC
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