Pubdate: Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Source: Ottawa Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2005 Canoe Limited Partnership
Contact:  http://www.ottawasun.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/329
Author: Canadian Press

CANADA NO. 1 SUPPLIER OF U.S. DOPE: CUSTOMS

Canada is now the largest single supplier of pot, speed and steroids to the 
U.S., says a top customs official. American authorities are making more 
seizures both at and south of the border, says George Webb, head of 
counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation for the Canadian Border 
Services Agency.

At the same time, the flow of illegal drugs to Canada from the U.S. appears 
to have stabilized, according to the agency. Major drug busts at the 
Canadian border have been fairly consistent since the mid-1990s.

"In the old days, the flow of drugs was northbound, coming out of the 
United States," Webb said yesterday. "That ... has changed. We are now 
their biggest drug supplier, whether it be B.C. bud, methamphetamines or 
steroids."

Last year, there were 974 large seizures of drugs coming in to Canada, with 
a total street value of about $269.7 million, the agency reports.
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