POLICE SEIZE 1,113 LBS OF POT AT VANCOUVER AIRPORT

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.