The Canada Border Services Agency seized 34 tons of cannabis bound for export from Canadian ports last year.
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Your World TonightOct 28, 2026
CBC/Radio-Canada reports that CBSA said its agents seized about 34 tonnes of cannabis products intended for export at maritime border points in 2025, which matches the claim's figure and scope. Coverage is thin and largely traces to that one report, and the CBSA's official 2025 totals are consistent with it but do not break out the 34-tonne figure.
Our two reads of who says this, and how, disagree, so it counts as the post's own claim.
What was said
… On top of this, three 120 Asian Europeans who have money to buy this, so it's in in. An emailed response to questions, the Canada Border Services Agency confirmed there is a marked increase in illicit cannabis export, especially to Europe. Last year, they seized some 34 tons of it bound for export from Canadian ports alone. The lure for criminal organizations: the profit margin, some four to six times the price per kilo at home. So profitable, some crime groups are switching from cocaine to cannabis to cash in. This is a supply-driven market. …
Your World Tonight · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. CBSA told CBC/Radio-Canada that in 2025 its agents seized about 34 tonnes of cannabis products intended for export at maritime border points.[1]
Supports. A second outlet repeats the 34-tonne figure for export-bound cannabis seized by CBSA in 2025, but it appears to draw on the same reporting rather than an independent record.[2]
Context. CBSA's official Jan 1 to Oct 31, 2025 release reports over 42,400 kg of cannabis intercepted overall, and its full-year 2025 page lists 46,608 kg of cannabis seizures across all modes, so a 34-tonne maritime-export subset is consistent with these totals.[3][4]
Context. The claim's 'last year' refers to 2025 relative to the 2026-10-28 posting date, which matches the sources' reporting period.[1]
Sources
4 sources: 4 not rated
- 1Record amounts of Canadian cannabis seized as smuggling to ...ici.radio-canada.ca · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2Canadian cannabis seizures hit record as smuggling to Europe surges | News Minimalistnewsminimalist.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3CBSA is strengthening the border: 2025 results and ...canada.ca · not rated · cited for: context
- 4The CBSA's 2025 year in review: Accomplishments by the numberscbsa-asfc.gc.ca · not rated · cited for: context
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