.............. "IN THE PAST, WE WERE MAKING SEIZURES OF ECSTASY AND STERIODS, BUT NOT IN THE QUANTITIES WE ARE SEEING THESE DAYS," SAID KIM SCOVILLE, CHIEF OF AIR-PASSENGER OPERATIONS FOR CANADA CUSTOMS. "THE FREQUENCY MAY NOT BE INCREASED BUT THE VOLUMES ARE. THIS WAS GOOD INVESTIGATIONS WORK BY OUR OFFICERS." THE BIGGEST BUST CAME MONDAY, WHEN TWO VICTORIA RESIDENTS WRE ARRESTED AFTER FLYING IN FROM THAILAND. OFFICERS USING X-RAY EQUIPMENT GOT SUSPICIOUS ABOUT ONE OF THEIR SIUTCASES. WHEN THEY CHECKED THE BAGGAGE, THEY FOUND 117,550 TABLETS AND 2,085 VAILS HIDDEN UNDER CARBON PAPER AND A TOWEL. THEY ALSO FOUND 1,287 TABLETS AND NINE VIALS HIDDEN IN A PAIR OF BOOTS IN THE LUGGAGE OF THE SECOND PERSON. ON TUESDAY, A SURREY COUPLE, ALSO TRAVELLED FROM THAILAND, WERE ARRESTED AFTER CUSTOMS OFFICERS FOUND 2,800 PILLS IN THEIR BAGGAGE, "WE'RE EXPLORING WITH OUR OVERSEAS CONTACTS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY CONNECTION AT THE SOURCE," SAID SCOVILLE. NO CARGES HAVE BEEN LAID, BUT RCMP INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE, HE ADDED. SCOVILLE SAID THE PILLS WOULD LIKELY BE HEADED FOR SPORTING GROUPS, FITNESS CLUBS AND GYMNASIUMS WHERE THEY ARE FOUND FAVOURITE AMONG BODYBUILDERS WHO TAKE THEM TO INCREASE THERE MUSCLE MASS. LAST WEEK, 10,000 STEROIDPILLS WERE FOUND IN A BOXSENT BY OVERNIGHT COURIER FROM SPAIN AND LABELLED AS CHILDRENS TOYS. THE PACKAGE WAS ON ROUTE TO PENTICTON. LAST NOVEMBER, CUSTOMS OFFICERSMADE THE BIGGEST EVER STEROID SEIZURE IN BC WHEN THEY FOUND 257,000 PILLS IN SUITCASES ARRIVING FROM HONG KONG. ( HERE IS THE REST OF THE ARTICLE.)
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