Four arrested after tombstone stuffed with opium
Posted January 26, 2010 12:05 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Four people are behind bars after a huge opium bust earlier this month. It began January 6th when customs workers at YVR discovered a secret compartment in a tombstone being brought in from Iran. Inside they found almost 57 kilos of opium.
A week later police showed up at a house in Coquitlam where the tombstone was supposed to be delivered, a 39-year old woman was arrested, while her 48-year-old husband turned himself in later that evening.
A 51-year-old North Vancouver man who rents a space at the home was also arrested a few days later. The man’s 55-year-old brother was taken into custody four days after that.
Charges of importing a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking will be recommended.
