Smugglers outfitted trucks to haul ‘staggering’ amount of drugs to Canada, police say

A picture of drugs and trucks seized during an investigation into drug trafficking in Canada.

A suspected drug-smuggling ring allegedly used tractor-trailers with secret compartments to truck millions of dollars of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico and California to Canada before authorities took it down, police said Tuesday.

Police seized $50 million worth of drugs and arrested 20 people after a six-month investigation dubbed Project Brisa led by the Toronto Police Service. Five tractor-trailers also were seized as part of the case, which involved multiple Canadian and...

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