BANNER YEAR FOR DRUG SEIZURES

Double the amount of heroin and triple the amount of cocaine was seized at
the Vancouver International Airport this year over last, according to the
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) 2004 statistic released Tuesday.

The statistics cover 43 land, air and marine ports of entry throughout the
pacific region. The report found that 617 drug seizures were made at the
airport.

That included 15 kg of heroin, 21 kg of opium, 100 kg of steroids, 11 kg of
cocaine, 10,000 doses of ecstasy and 39 kg marijuana. However, that still
only made up a fraction of the total 2,174 drug seizures CBSA made over the
year at other Canadian entry points.

The vast majority of currency seizures (611 of 732) on the other hand, were
made at the airport.

On the weapons front, CBSA made 216 seizures of everything including
everything handguns, semiautomatic pistols, switchblades, brass knuckles
and grenades at the airport.

As well, three children were rescued from attempted abductions.