A Brampton, Ont., truck driver is facing charges after 187 kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of $23.3 million was found in a commercial truck he was driving at the Blue Water port of entry in Point Edward, Ont.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said in a news release that on June 12, a commercial truck arrived from the U.S. at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry and was referred for a secondary examination.
During the inspection of the trailer, border services officers, with the assistance of a detector dog, discovered 161 bricks of suspected cocaine contained in six boxes.
The CBSA arrested Karamveer Singh, 27, and transferred him and the suspected narcotics to the custody of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Singh has been charged by the RCMP with Importation of Cocaine, and Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The charges have not yet been tested in court.
The investigation is ongoing. To date this year, border services officers have seized a total of 978 kg of cocaine at Southern Ontario ports of entry.
