New Brunswick: 28 kilograms of cocaine that were hidden inside hollowed-out pineapples were seized by New Brunswick police and border officials; and six people are now facing charges, according to a CTV News report.
Police announced the conclusion of their investigation this week on the drug bust, which had a street value of more than $3 million and were intercepted at the Saint John, N.B. port in two separate shipments in August.
The shipment of pineapples, which contained both plug and pellet forms of cocaine, came from Guyana and were bound for Scarborough and Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The drugs were in cylinder-shaped packages and stuffed inside the hollowed-out cores of the pineapples.
The CTV News report said that police in Saint John have been waging a focused, street level drug war since last November. As a result of that initiative 21 people face a total of 52 charges, mostly related to drug trafficking. "Most of the charges were related to controlled drugs and substances," Sgt. Glenn Hayward said. "Approximately $19,000 of drugs were seized and $5,500 and a loaded shotgun."
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