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$4M of heroin nabbed at Calgary airport

About $4 million worth of suspected heroin was seized at the Calgary International Airport, officials say.

Drugs were hidden in luggage with false bottoms

Four kilograms of suspected heroin was seized at the Calgary International Airport. (CBSA)

About $4 million worth of suspected heroin was seized at the Calgary International Airport, officials say.

The drugs were found in the false bottom of a Calgary womans luggage on April 27, said the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

The 30-year-old traveler was returning to the city from India via Amsterdam when she was flagged for further examination.An X-ray showed something suspicious about her bag, officials said.

Luggage with a false bottom alerted officials to the drugs. (CBSA)

CBSA officers laterfound two bags with a total of four kilograms of white powder hidden in two piecesof the woman'sluggage.

The woman was arrested and turned over to the RCMPs Calgary drug section.

She was charged with two offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and taken into custody.

Her nextcourt appearance was set for Friday.