The RCMP Says Driver Khushwinder Singh Gill, 47, Is Charged With Four Counts, Including Importation of Cocaine and Importation of Heroin, After CBSA Officers at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon Port of Entry Intercepted 52 Brick-Shaped Packages of Suspected Controlled Drugs in Two Duffle Bags During a Search of a Commercial Truck and Trailer (October 28, 2026)
The RCMP says Khushwinder Singh Gill, 47, is charged with four counts under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The force alleges that Gill, the driver of a commercial truck and trailer, attempted to cross the border with 52 brick-shaped packages of suspected controlled drugs in two duffle bags, which Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon Port of Entry in British Columbia intercepted during a search on October 22, 2025. The RCMP says Gill was subsequently arrested by its Federal Policing Pacific Region Drugs and Organized Crime Group 6, and that charges were approved in BC Provincial Court on October 19, 2026. The release does not break down how much of the seizure was cocaine and how much was heroin, and does not give a next court date.
Legal status: Charged; the RCMP says charges were approved in BC Provincial Court on October 19, 2026. The allegations have not been tested in court and the accused is presumed innocent.
The Border Search
The RCMP says the seizure began at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon Port of Entry on October 22, 2025, when CBSA officers intercepted the drugs during a search of a commercial truck and trailer. The force alleges that the driver, Gill, attempted to cross the border with 52 brick-shaped packages of suspected controlled drugs in two duffle bags.
The release says Gill was subsequently arrested by the RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Region Drugs and Organized Crime Group 6 under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. An investigation was initiated, and on October 19, 2026, charges were approved in BC Provincial Court, nearly a year after the search.
The Four Counts
The release lists the charges in its own wording. Two of them name cocaine and two name heroin.
Charges as the release words them
- Count 1: “Importation of Cocaine, contrary to section 6(1) of the CDSA”
- Count 2: “Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) of the CDSA”
- Count 3: “Importation of Heroin, contrary to Section 6(1) of the CDSA”
- Count 4: “Possession of Heroin for the Purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5(2) of the CDSA”
- Not stated: The release describes Gill only as “of Canada” and does not say whether he is in custody.
Timeline
- October 22, 2025CBSA officers at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon Port of Entry intercept 52 brick-shaped packages of suspected controlled drugs in two duffle bags during a search of a commercial truck and trailer, the RCMP says.
- After the searchGill is subsequently arrested by the RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Region Drugs and Organized Crime Group 6 under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- October 19, 2026Charges are approved in BC Provincial Court.
- October 28, 2026The RCMP issues its release on the file (RCMP file number 2025-19304).
Drugs and Organized Crime Group 6 arrested Gill under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Officers at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon Port of Entry intercepted the drugs during a search of the truck and trailer
Related Files
Sources
- RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Region, “Trucker charged with attempting to smuggle drugs,” October 28, 2026 — for the charges, the seizure and the dates — rcmp.ca
Khushwinder Singh Gill is presumed innocent, and none of the charges has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Region, as published in its October 28 release. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.
