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MONTREAL — Seven people are scheduled to appear at the Montreal courthouse Wednesday afternoon following a massive drug bust involving the seizure of more than 43 metric tonnes of hashish.

The RCMP estimates the value of the hash seized to be worth more than $860 million on the street.

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The RCMP’s C Division, based in Montreal, said the investigation into the illegal substance, dubbed Celsius, was conducted with the help of police in Pakistan, Italy, Belgium and the U.S.

The investigation began after Canada Border Services Agency found hashish in offshore containers at the ports of Montreal and Halifax in 2009 and 2010.

The RCMP suspects that employees “performing various duties with companies at the Port of Montreal Terminal Cast were involved in the organization.”

One of the seven men expected to appear at the Montreal courthouse is believe to be a member of a longshoreman’s union.

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