Toronto: Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced on Tuesday that a second major drug bust in recent weeks has uncovered large shipments of cocaine hidden inside shipments of hollowed-out fruit which was shipped from Guyana to Toronto through Pearson International Airport, according to a CTV News report.
The shipment contained 17 boxes of hollowed-out star apples, mixed with pineapples and mangoes, which contained a total of 20 kilograms of cocaine.
The shipment was sent by air freight from Guyana to a falsified business in the Toronto area. Four people in the Toronto area have been arrested for cocaine-related offences.
"We have successfully interdicted several cocaine shipments in recent months," stated Supt. Rick Penney on Tuesday. "As we identify and stop methods employed by organized crime groups they will, no doubt, come up with new ways to bring illicit drugs into Canada."
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