1,000s of litres of drug chemicals from China seized by Canadian border officers

Thousands of litres of drug chemicals from China seized by Canadian border officers

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  2. The resulting chemicals will make people temporarily happy in a shitty existence. “Better confiscate that”

  5. Are we going to execute people for it? Oh no, wait, that’s what China does, not Canada.

  6. Didn’t put air tags on them to find the lab, why? 

  7. These “drug” chemicals like can be used to make both legal and illegal drugs.

    It’s also quite the interesting timing of Canada releasing this info now even though this seizure happened in May.

  8. What, they didn’t have to blow them up while they were on a boat?

  10. So the majority of the seized load is a schedule VI controlled substance which carry a MAX sentence of 10 years or 18 months for summary offences.

    Seems really low for the potential harm it could have caused.

  11. Most of the ingredients for Fent come into the US from China legally and are exported to Mexico before being cooked in garages and then smuggled back into the USA

  14. On May 13 and 24, CBSA officers found 4,300 litres of substances inside two marine containers. Chemicals seized:

    **1, 4 Butanediol** – (seized 3,600 litres) Serves as a crucial intermediate in the production of plastics, elastic fibers, and polyurethanes, production of spandex fibers. Aside from many other uses. Due to its potential for misuse and conversion to GHB, 1,4-Butanediol is classified as a controlled substance in many jurisdictions. ([What is 1,4-Butanediol? Uses, Benefits, and Safety? – Pioneer](https://www.pioneerbioinc.com/knowledge/what-is-1-4-butanediol-uses-benefits-and-safety))

    **Propionyl chloride** – (seized 500 litres) Pharmaceutical industry uses it for the production of the antiepileptic drug methotrexate, the anti-adrenaline drug methoxamine hydrochloride and uses it as a propionyl reagent in organic synthesis, in the production of the pesticide Panicum. ([Uses of Propionyl Chloride](https://www.njchm.com/uses-of-propionyl-chloride.html))

    **Gamma butyrolactone** – (seized 200 litres) GBL has widespread industrial use. It is a common solvent found in paint strippers, nail polish removers, stain removers and circuit board cleaners. People take gamma butyrolactone for improving athletic performance, sleep, and sexual performance and pleasure. ([Industrial use of γ-Butyrolactone_Chemicalbook](https://www.chemicalbook.com/Article/Industrial-use-of-Butyrolactone.htm))

    So from thousands of litres of dangerous drug chemicals, we go to 500L of most probable or 700L of probable. I suspect Dihydrogen monoxide is used in many illicit drug productions too.

  16. Every time I see one of these, I immediately think about how much they haven’t caught.

  17. Doesn’t count if you don’t drone strike the boat and kill the crew

  18. Shit… now we gotta build a northern wall too.

  19. Trump will say its nothing.. carry on and add another 5% tariff to our old buddies Canada#51

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