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Cache of cocaine worth $2 million seized at Coutts border crossing

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A commercial truck was found with 189 kilograms of cocaine last month at the Coutts border crossing.

CBSA officers, working with the Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) in Alberta , seized the cocaine.

The criminal investigation into the cocaine seizure is ongoing.

The Alberta government said it plans to have a new Alberta Sheriffs team early in the new year start cracking down on illegal activity.

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