The container held “20 industrial-sized rolls of paper,” the CBSA said, adding that an X-ray examination showed “internal inconsistencies” in nine of the rolls.

“A subsequent progressive examination confirmed that opium had been concealed deep within 10 paper rolls,” the CBSA statement reads.

“Border services officers seized a total of 520.6 kilograms of opium.”

The agency’s statement did not specify where the shipment originated. Asked for more information, the CBSA said the container arrived in Delta via Singapore. The agency declined to specify where the drugs were originally shipped from, citing the ongoing investigation.

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