Backpack full of heroin found at Pearson, say border agents

Canadian border officials say 17 kilograms of heroin was seized at Toronto's Pearson International Airport after a flight came in from Pakistan.

The Canada Border Services Agency describes last week's seizure as "significant."

The agency says that during a routine inspection at the airport on Jan. 16, CBSA officers monitoring baggage being unloaded from a flight from Pakistan noticed one backpack that was heavy.

Upon further examination, the officers discovered six wrapped bricks inside the backpack.

The agency says the bricks contained a substance that tested positive for suspected heroin during field testing.

The packages were turned over to Peel Regional Police and the investigation is still ongoing but there's no immediate word of any arrests.