RCMP to release details on what could be largest cocaine and contraband tobacco seizure ever in NL

    Wednesday, 8 October 2025 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Inspector David Emberley of RCMP Federal Policing – Eastern Region will provide an update on charges at 11 o’clock tomorrow morning

    RCMP will go before the microphones tomorrow to talk about what is believed to be the largest seizure of cocaine and contraband tobacco in the province’s history. Dubbed “Project Bourbon,” Inspector David Emberley of RCMP Federal Policing – Eastern Region will provide an update on charges at 11 o’clock tomorrow morning from headquarters in St. John’s.

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