Cross border Cocaine: How It's Detected and Why It's Such a Problem Cocaine has become a persistent headache for law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Canada US border, with alarming volumes seized in recent years.
In 2022 alone, Canadian authorities confiscated over 827,000 grams of cocaine worth more than $82 million on the street. But what drives this trend, and why does cocaine remain so appealing to criminal networks?
The stability of supply is a major factor, according to Benoît Gomis, a lecturer at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy in Toronto.