Three Mississauga men have been handed lengthy jail sentences after being found guilty of importing close to $3 million worth of heroin into Canada through Pearson International Airport.

What’s interesting about this particular drug case was the “unusual concealment method” used, according to Goran Vragovic, Regional Director General of the Canada Border Services Agency.

CBSA officers discovered the heroin concealed in several strings and woven within the weave of four area carpets back on June 14, 2014, when customs officers inspected a shipment containing various carpets that originated from Pakistan.

Earlier this spring, Justice Ria Tzimas sentenced Sanni Olufeko, 42, to 16 years in jail in Brampton Superior court and handed Tajudeen Fanikayode, 55, a 12-year-jail sentence.

Akeem Onaola, 49, also received 16 years in jail after pleading guilty and being sentenced last year.

It was back on Jan. 18 that a jury found Olufeko guilty of importing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, conspiracy to import heroin and conspiracy to possess heroin for the purpose of trafficking. The jury also found Fanikayode guilty of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and conspiracy to possess heroin for the purpose of trafficking.

The RCMP arrested the men at a commercial business in the area of Queen Elizabeth Boulevard and Taymall Avenue in Toronto after investigators did a “controlled delivery” of the shipment that was intercepted by customs officers and followed it.

Court heard more than eight kilograms of heroin was seized, with a street value of close to $3 million.

The Crown’s evidence at trial included extensive cell phone logs, phone communications of the individuals implicated and text messages that suggested communications concerning the shipment.

Crown prosecutor Surrinder Aujla stressed at the sentencing hearing that heroin is “the most evil of all drugs,” and in this case, there was a large quantity of it.