
U.S. driver takes wrong turn, is arrested at border with more than $350K worth of cannabis, cash
An American driver has been arrested by the RCMP after making a wrong turn and ending up in a line to cross the Canadian border while in possession of hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of cannabis and a large amount of cash.
On Friday, the 60-year-old male driver was following GPS coordinates that he’d entered improperly, according to the RCMP.
“He took a wrong turn and ended up in the border line up at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Rainbow Bridge port of entry in Niagara Falls, Ontario,” the RCMP said in a press release.
“As the driver had no passport, he was referred for a secondary examination. During the inspection, the CBSA officers discovered 181 kg of cannabis (valued at between $362,000 CAD and $724,000 CAD) and over $600,000 US dollars (worth $816,167CAD).