A woman carrying eight suitcases off a flight that landed at Pearson International Airport earlier this month was arrested after a drug-sniffing dog found more than 40 kilograms of cocaine inside.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says on March 6, officers selected a suitcase off a flight from the Caribbean for further examination.

As part of the exam, a sniffer dog indicated that there might be narcotics in the suitcase.

When it was opened, officers discovered a false bottom, filled with what was subsequently found to be cocaine.

The CBSA said seven more suitcases belonging to the same female traveller were examined and found to be similarly compromised with suspected narcotics concealed.

The CBSA announced the seizure Friday.

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