In June 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency signed a letter of intent with Belgium, the Netherlands, and France to cooperate on stopping cannabis smugglers.
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Your World TonightOct 28, 2026
The CBSA's own June 5, 2026 news release confirms it signed a Letter of Intent with the customs administrations of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, with signing on June 2, 2026 in Ottawa, to combat international drug trafficking.
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… Uh, also last year, 46 tons of so they're doing a great are they doing enough, given the scale of the problem? Always do more, but that means capacity, that means means, and that is up to the last June, the CBSA signed a letter of intent with Belgium, as well as the Netherlands and France, to work together on stymieing the smugglers. Belgium's drug commissioner again, Ina van Wiermesch: Help us to blame me each other because we need each other. …
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Supports. The CBSA news release dated June 5, 2026 states that the CBSA signed a Letter of Intent with the customs administrations of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France to strengthen their partnership against international drug trafficking, signed in Ottawa on June 2, 2026.[1]
Supports. The Dutch customs (Douane) announcement confirms the June 2, 2026 Ottawa signing of a letter of intent with Belgium, France and Canada aimed at cooperation against international drug trafficking, including on trade routes between Canada and Europe.[2]
Supports. CBC reports that a letter of intent was subsequently signed between the heads of customs of Canada, Belgium, France and the Netherlands to cooperate on stymying smugglers, in the context of Canadian cannabis smuggling to Europe.[3]
Supports. The French Embassy in Canada describes the letter of intent as aimed at operational cooperation against international drug trafficking, explicitly citing cannabis and synthetic drug flows between North America and Europe.[4]
Context. A StratCann trade roundup from June 6, 2026 describes the partnership as combating international drug trafficking 'including cannabis', supporting the cannabis framing of the claim.[5]
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- 1Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium and France strengthen ...canada.ca · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2Internationale samenwerking tegen drugshandeldouane.nl · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Record amounts of Canadian cannabis seized as smuggling to Europe soars | CBC Newscbc.ca · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4French Embassy in Canada's Postlinkedin.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Week in Weed – June 6, 2026 - StratCannstratcann.com · not rated · cited for: context
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