Canada Border Services Agency enforcement action statistics
This page shares statistics on various CBSA enforcement actions, including the seizures of illicit drugs and firearms, as well as intercepted stolen vehicles.
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Intercepted and detained stolen vehicles
The CBSA provides support to other law enforcement and assists them in disrupting, investigating, and ultimately prosecuting auto theft-related crimes. Police across Canada lead investigations into vehicle theft, and the Agency acts on 100% of referrals from them to stop stolen vehicles from leaving the country. The CBSA counts on police to provide timely referrals and intelligence, to take swift possession of stolen vehicles, and to successfully prosecute cases to stem vehicle theft at the source. In addition, the CBSA also performs searches based on its own intelligence.
Export examinations are a part of the CBSA's export control regulatory mandate. Border services officers are responsible for conducting these types of exams at ports of entry across the country. CBSA officers in local export units have the authority to conduct daily audits of export declarations (primary examination) and select containers of interest for secondary examination at docks or warehouses. Police officers may also conduct enforcement activities at the Port upon presentation of a warrant.
The data below shows the total number of stolen vehicles intercepted and detained by calendar quarter and previous calendar years.
Stolen vehicle data by calendar year
| Region | Table note1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic (ATL) | 73 | 30 | 100 | 118 | 51 | 188 | 120 |
| Quebec (QUE) | 348 | 605 | 816 | 1,020 | 1,050 | 1,204 | 1,213 |
| Northern Ontario (NOR) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Ontario (SOR) | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Greater Toronto Area (GTA) | 25 | 69 | 250 | 194 | 229 | 773 | 650 |
| Prairies | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pacific | 11 | 55 | 75 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 121 |
| Total | 463 | 766 | 1,244 | 1,345 | 1,348 | 1,806 | 2,108 |
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Source: Regional Reporting
Created by: Special Operational Response Directorate, Intelligence and Enforcement Branch
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These statistics represent vehicles detained by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and may be subject to change.
Seized goods
The CBSA investigates, detects, and apprehends violators of the Customs Act. We ensure that inadmissible goods do not enter Canada.
The data below shows the total number and quantity of inadmissible goods seized by fiscal year and fiscal quarter.
Seized goods data by fiscal year
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| All commodities | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Year-to-date total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total seizures | 13,081 | 13,488 | 0 | 0 | 26,569 |
| Selected commodities | Unit of measure | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 5,656,165 | 3,818,639 | N/A | N/A | 9,474,804 |
| Hashish | Grams | 304,785 | 4,969 | N/A | N/A | 309,754 |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 786,563 | 325,031 | N/A | N/A | 1,111,594 |
| Heroin | Grams | 67 | 5,488 | N/A | N/A | 5,555 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 209 | 4,228 | N/A | N/A | 4,437 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 84,514 | 110,531 | N/A | N/A | 195,045 |
| Dosage | 0 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 93 | |
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 6,221,399 | 3,907,771 | N/A | N/A | 10,129,170 |
| ml | 1,278,001 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1,278,001 | |
| Dosage | 251,265 | 11,716,361 | N/A | N/A | 11,967,626 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 265 | 311 | N/A | N/A | 576 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 6,266 | 2,595 | N/A | N/A | 8,861 |
| Child pornography | Number | 63 | 32 | N/A | N/A | 95 |
| Currency | CAD | $7,719,591 | $11,154,869 | N/A | N/A | $18,874,460 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $1,099,404 | $1,440,440 | N/A | N/A | $2,539,844 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 16,228 | 7,447 | N/A | N/A | 23,675 |
| Number | 270 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 270 | |
| Tobacco | Cartons | 58,799 | 14,223 | N/A | N/A | 73,022 |
| Kg | 196,487 | 247,080 | N/A | N/A | 443,567 | |
| Number | 190,990 | 241,472 | N/A | N/A | 432,462 | |
| Jewellery | Number | 870 | 536 | N/A | N/A | 1,406 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date:
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and may change due to late entries or further evaluation.
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| All commodities | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Year-to-date total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total seizures | 14,454 | 24,951 | 12,159 | 10,491 | 62,055 |
| Selected commodities | Unit of measure | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 5,293,149 | 5,413,684 | 8,336,338 | 4,509 867 | 23,553,038 |
| Hashish | Grams | 2,698 | 107,768 | 7,840 | 7,904 | 126,210 |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 336,882 | 478,833 | 505,634 | 2,122,233 | 3,443,582 |
| Heroin | Grams | 5,247 | 82,304 | 54 | 1,695 | 89,300 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 410 | 86 | 104 | 346 | 946 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 933,343 | 698,824 | 108,073 | 31,001 | 1,769,046 |
| Dosage | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 19,434,454 | 11,455,166 | 6,093,640 | 8,601,346 | 45,558,605 |
| ml | 2,180 | 0 | 34,000 | 31,000 | 67,180 | |
| Dosage | 215,471 | 464,567 | 142,361 | 326,407 | 1,148,806 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 246 | 318 | 178 | 132 | 874 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 5,070 | 8,942 | 7,775 | 5,403 | 27,190 |
| Child pornography | Number | 33 | 25 | 14 | 37 | 109 |
| Currency | CAD | $6,060,349 | $6,341,868 | $7,659,249 | $6,142,054 | $26,203,700 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $1,471,094 | $684,112 | $1,010,548 | $663,176 | $3,828,930 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 13,104 | 8,966 | 4,938 | 3,058 | 30,066 |
| Number | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Tobacco | Cartons | 4,710 | 8,844 | 4,668 | 11,328 | 29,550 |
| Kg | 166,108 | 221,086 | 246,998 | 48,924 | 681,106 | |
| Number | 96,250 | 7,104 | 34,237 | 197,951 | 335,542 | |
| Jewellery | Number | 598 | 743 | 2,444 | 1,869 | 5,654 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date:
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and may change due to late entries or further evaluation.
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| All commodities | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Year-to-date total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total seizures | 13,007 | 13,993 | 10,300 | 14,076 | 51,376 |
| Selected commodities | Unit of measure | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 4,367,053 | 3,575,856 | 4,146,341 | 4,878,593 | 16,967,843 |
| Hashish | Grams | 10,689 | 3,115 | 1,052 | 574 | 15,429 |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 294,645 | 338,560 | 712,487 | 466,340 | 1,812,032 |
| Heroin | Grams | 83,202 | 26,215 | 105,148 | 19 | 214,584 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 3,058 | 158 | 481 | 59 | 3,756 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 363,950 | 423,802 | 2,747,187 | 1,049,792 | 4,584,731 |
| Dosage | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 9,577,357 | 8,668,381 | 6,677,867 | 14,010,973 | 38,934,578 |
| ml | 5,525,135 | 1,010 | 40,000 | 0 | 5,566,145 | |
| Dosage | 348,682 | 279,548 | 216,253 | 162,402 | 1,006,885 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 331 | 372 | 150 | 181 | 1,034 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 6,956 | 4,166 | 1,883 | 5,354 | 18,359 |
| Child pornography | Number | 62 | 14 | 34 | 15 | 125 |
| Currency | CAD | $3,129,545 | $4,384,381 | $4,378,397 | $5,120,087 | $17,012,410 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $489,894 | $201,418 | $427,671 | $523,819 | $1,642,802 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 9,242 | 3,632 | 14,717 | 2,232 | 29,823 |
| Number | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | |
| Tobacco | Cartons | 12,703 | 111,600 | 2,411 | 11,101 | 137,815 |
| Kg | 61,846 | 106,977 | 176,850 | 167,505 | 513,178 | |
| Number | 152,400 | 88,195 | 0 | 0 | 240,595 | |
| Jewellery | Number | 241 | 438 | 271 | 5,438 | 6,388 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date:
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and may be subject to change.
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| All commodities | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Year-to-date total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total seizures | 11,846 | 16,495 | 11,297 | 12,711 | 52,349 |
| Selected commodities | Unit of measure | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 3,049,528 | 7,452,399 | 3,328,205 | 2,303,823 | 16,133,955 |
| Hashish | Grams | 7,107 | 1,273 | 15,286 | 4,922 | 28,588 |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 522,950 | 201,355 | 336,887 | 1,813,961 | 2,875,152 |
| Heroin | Grams | 56,263 | 26,148 | 34,143 | 170,984 | 287,537 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 1 | 304 | 73 | 185 | 563 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 9,638 | 27,554 | 110,261 | 2,653,511 | 2,800,964 |
| Dosage | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 59 | |
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 2,780,822 | 7,254,282 | 5,156,921 | 7,286,025 | 22,478,050 |
| ml | 3,429,648 | 1,274,965 | 24,428 | 2,414,004 | 7,143,045 | |
| Dosage | 627,703 | 174,845 | 214,359 | 337,741 | 1,354,649 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 509 | 169 | 277 | 248 | 1,203 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 6,398 | 19,476 | 35,784 | 11,442 | 73,101 |
| Child pornography | Number | 37 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 81 |
| Currency | CAD | $4,100,292 | $2,621,350 | $2,733,752 | $2,703,784 | $12,159,179 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $541,262 | $1,361,105 | $544,171 | $341,644 | $2,788,183 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 3,428 | 1,592 | 10,062 | 11,261 | 26,344 |
| Number | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tobacco | Cartons | 4,493 | 535,623 | 13,987 | 2,382 | 556,485 |
| Kg | 102,772 | 190,128 | 178,480 | 64,021 | 535,401 | |
| Number | 15 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 535 | |
| Jewellery | Number | 347 | 701 | 350 | 315 | 1,366 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date: updated quarter 4
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and may be subject to change.
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| All commodities | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Year-to-date total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total seizures | 14,462 | 20,199 | 31,105 | 9,525 | 75,291 |
| Selected commodities | Unit of measure | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 3,022,613 | 3,654,293 | 2,552,149 | 2,548,773 | 11,777,828 |
| Hashish | Grams | 648 | 6,270 | 2,050 | 1,358 | 10,326 |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 78,003 | 691,535 | 192,621 | 252,350 | 1,214,509 |
| Heroin | Grams | 6,660 | 20,112 | 11,882 | 39,820 | 78,475 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 614 | 4,259 | 1 | 2,525 | 7,399 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 48,956 | 16,184 | 39,933 | 1,055,879 | 1,160,952 |
| Dosage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 1,604,621 | 5,400,618 | 10,943,915 | 6,514,840 | 24,463,994 |
| ml | 19,762 | 162,524 | 222,250 | 16,010,909 | 16,415,445 | |
| Dosage | 103,717 | 205,936 | 215,240 | 170,580 | 695,473 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 166 | 120 | 103 | 159 | 548 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 16,444 | 12,297 | 17,879 | 5,290 | 51,910 |
| Child pornography | Number | 15 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 94 |
| Currency | CAD | $930,373 | $2,408,402 | $2,940,798 | $3,729,527 | $10,009,100 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $371,257 | $1,869,937 | $543,126 | $599,327 | $3,383,647 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 697 | 966 | 1,412 | 9,556 | 12,631 |
| Number | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Tobacco | Cartons | 1,676 | 178,285 | 1,994 | 3,084 | 185,040 |
| Kg | 157,175 | 94,300 | 244,661 | 63,303 | 559,439 | |
| Number | 50 | 36,129 | 72 | 10,300 | 46,551 | |
| Jewellery | Number | 13 | 120 | 2,745 | 655 | 3,533 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date:
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and may be subject to change.
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| All commodities | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Year-to-date total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total seizures | 12,667 | 16,041 | 10,812 | 12,208 | 51,728 |
| Selected commodities | Unit of measure | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 726,103 | 703,261 | 546,432 | 2,346,330 | 4,322,136 |
| Hashish | Grams | 353 | 708 | 17,916 | 5,393 | 24,370 |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 300,717 | 474,213 | 304,351 | 225,622 | 1,304,903 |
| Heroin | Grams | 10,536 | 17,675 | 94,254 | 55,841 | 178,306 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 1,424 | 1,268 | 220 | 39 | 2,951 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 74,036 | 229,204 | 69,315 | 618,757 | 991,312 |
| Dosage | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 11,473,683 | 4,158,928 | 7,422,022 | 4,066,886 | 27,121,519 |
| ml | 59,440 | 3,068,755 | 377,500 | 5,544,621 | 9,050,316 | |
| Dosage | 117,135 | 134,928 | 132,573 | 173,455 | 558,091 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 233 | 308 | 106 | 106 | 753 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 3,396 | 7,056 | 2,351 | 6,163 | 18,966 |
| Child pornography | Number | 121 | 67 | 57 | 50 | 295 |
| Currency | CAD | $8,334,645 | $7,126,666 | $6,948,137 | $5,083,603 | $27,493,051 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $675,509 | $1,039,816 | $921,768 | $890,683 | $3,527,776 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 3,967 | 5,043 | 2,777 | 2,422 | 14,209 |
| Number | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tobacco | Cartons | 3,304 | 2,492 | 2,874 | 1,948 | 10,618 |
| Kg | 34,451 | 47,476 | 24,752 | 66,712 | 173,391 | |
| Number | 5 | 115 | 53,722 | 267 | 54,109 | |
| Jewellery | Number | 6,683 | 7,752 | 376 | 331 | 15,142 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date: May 29, 2020
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and may be subject to change.
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| All commodities | Total number of seizures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | ||
| Total seizures | 8,449 | 9,281 | 16,410 | 13,626 | 47,765 | |
| Selected commodities | Units of measure | Quantity of goods seized | ||||
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | ||
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 9,884 | 282,888 | 573,773 | 430,078 | 1,296,623 |
| Dosage | 63 | 963 | 120,825 | 212,111 | 333,963 | |
| ml | 2,770 | 22,928 | 25,698 | |||
| Hashish | Grams | 16,775 | 688,913 | 23,322 | 108 | 729,118 |
| MarijuanaFootnote 1 | Grams | 201,335 | 207,192 | 3,655 | 412,183 | |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 385,937 | 384,631 | 247,216 | 411,681 | 1,429,465 |
| Heroin | Grams | 22,429 | 12,691 | 56,796 | 27,967 | 119,884 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 3,982 | 625 | 139 | 420 | 5,166 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 42,616 | 122,893 | 75,080 | 117,755 | 358,345 |
| Dosage | 10 | 50 | 70 | 130 | ||
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 2,465,888 | 1,778,841 | 2,916,730 | 5,608,892 | 12,770,350 |
| ml | 3,603,320 | 55,576 | 102,168 | 2,087 | 3,763,151 | |
| Dosage | 263,326 | 139,271 | 270,690 | 136,759 | 810,046 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 209 | 240 | 163 | 84 | 696 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 4,452 | 4,360 | 9,411 | 4,042 | 22,264 |
| Child pornography | Number | 79 | 53 | 43 | 52 | 227 |
| Currency | CAD | $8,624,122 | $9,856,101 | $8,197,762 | $6,221,471 | $32,899,456 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $495,411 | $978,816 | $635,047 | $699,556 | $2,808,831 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 7,895 | 3,387 | 8,978 | 1,809 | 22,070 |
| Number | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Tobacco | Cartons | 3,265 | 3,078 | 4,972 | 3,245 | 14,560 |
| Kg | 20,204 | 83,075 | 47,208 | 10,897 | 161,384 | |
| Number | 28,003 | 3,990 | 220,807 | 252,800 | ||
| Jewellery | Number | 1,998 | 1,927 | 1,681 | 1,234 | 6,839 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date: May 8, 2019
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and are subject to change.
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