Messed-up maple syrup: Crafty tactics complicate Canada's fight to stop illegal drugs at the border

The Canadian border agency is in a constant game of cat-and-mouse with criminal organizations that are trying to import dangerous narcotics as well as the ingredients for fentanyl — sometimes through "creative" means, says a senior border official.

Messed-up maple syrup: Crafty tactics complicate Canada's fight to stop illegal drugs at the border
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The Canadian border agency is in a constant game of cat-and-mouse with criminal organizations that are trying to import dangerous narcotics as well as the ingredients for fentanyl — sometimes through "creative" means, says a senior border official.