World IN BRIEF : CANADA : 3 Tons of Cocaine Seized in Quebec
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Cocaine with a street value of about $60 million was seized when a small airplane from South America landed on a remote Quebec airstrip after being chased by Canadian aircraft, police said. Four people were arrested and about three tons of cocaine was seized at a small landing strip in Casey, Quebec, about 270 miles north of Montreal, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. Police said the seizure was one of the largest ever in Canada.
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