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There is less methamphetamine on the streets of B.C. thanks to the largest seizure of the drug at the B.C. border in the last five years.

The Canada Border Services Agency officers intercepted the shipment at the Pacific Highway crossing on May 26.

They discovered approximately 32 kilograms of methamphetamine, one kilogram of heroin and one kilogram of cocaine in a truckload from the United States.

The driver of the truck, who is a B.C. resident, was arrested and the investigation is ongoing.

The seizure comes at the time when B.C. is dealing with an epidemic of overdose deaths, mostly driven by fentanyl.

WATCH: Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall has declared a public health emergency after 474 illicit drug overdoses in B.C. in 2015. 9:31 Public health emergency over drug overdoses declared in B.C. Public health emergency over drug overdoses declared in B.C.

In 2015, there were 474 illicit drug overdoses in B.C., marking a 30 per cent increase in just one year and prompting B.C.’s top health officer to declare a public health emergency.

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There were 250 overdose deaths tallied for the first four months of this year. At this rate, B.C. could see an astounding 700 to 800 drug overdose deaths this year.

READ MORE: Drug overdoses up, despite B.C. emergency call

-With files from Paula Baker