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January 2012

CBSA Successes in 2011

CBSA Successes in 2011
Commercial & Trade
No. of Commercial Releases 13.5 million
No. of Courier Shipments 30.7 million
Travellers
Travellers 96 million
Cars, trucks, buses 33.2 million
Aircraft 325,606
Trains and vessels 179,149
Immigration Enforcement
Removal of persons inadmissible to Canada 15,451
Criminals removed 1,857
Our Missing Children Program
Missing children recovered 35
Seizures
Drug seizures 10,307
Value of drugs seized $1.7 billion
Currency seizures 1,692
Value of currency seized $30.2 million
Firearms seized 268
Value of firearms seized $106,000
Prohibited weapons seized 1,440
Value of prohibited weapons seized $162,500
Number of alcohol seizures 2,490
Value of alcohol seized $343,000
Tobacco seizures 2,360
Value of tobacco seized $6.8 million
Child pornography seizures 109