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Trick or treat? Canada seizes three cocaine-filled pumpkins at airport

Canadian officials seized three pumpkins from a passenger's bag at the airport. And boy were they stuffed, they say, with 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of cocaine.
Small pumpkins are seen for sale at the Mt. Rogers Pumpkin Patch in the parking lot of the Newgate mall September 17, 2012 in Centreville, VA. The crew off-loaded 450 of the larger pumpkins, many in the 50+ pound range for sale to be carved into Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns. AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GettyImages)

(CNN) -- Talk about a spooky Halloween find.

Canadian officials seized three pumpkins from a passenger's bag at the airport.

And boy were they stuffed, they say, with 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of cocaine.

Border agency officers at the Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport found the pumpkins while searching the luggage of a female traveler, according to a news release.

Her identity has not been released.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is conducting an investigation. It did not respond to CNN's request for additional information Thursday.

Officers at the airport in Montreal have made 173 drug seizures so far this year, including 10 for cocaine for a total of 44 kilograms, according to border services.

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