A Canadian trucker from India has landed in America’s federal court system, accused of smuggling more than 2,270 pounds of ‘highly potent’ Canadian marijuana into Detroit, court records show.
The trucker said he had no idea that he was hauling weed across international lines, according to court records, though federal agents didn’t believe him — not given the amount of weed they found: 2,048 vacuum sealed packages of marijuana worth $3.6 million.
“Based on experience … the quantity of controlled substances seized is consistent with large scale smuggling/distribution activities,” a Homeland Security agent wrote in an affidavit filed in federal court this week, noting the bust was part of a bigger drug trend.
“Canadian-grown marijuana has been routinely smuggled in commercial trucks from Canada into the United States where is has been distributed for the past 20 years,” the agent wrote. “The distribution areas for this marijuana are typically in the midwestern and southeastern areas within the United States where large amounts of highly potent marijuana are difficult to purchase.”
The suspect in this case is Tasbir Singh, a commercial truck driver who is charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances for his alleged actions that were discovered at the Fort Street Cargo Facility port of entry in Detroit.
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A Canadian trucker from India has landed in America’s federal court system, accused of smuggling more than 2,270 pounds of ‘highly potent’ Canadian marijuana into Detroit, court records show.
The trucker said he had no idea that he was hauling weed across international lines, according to court records, though federal agents didn’t believe him — not given the amount of weed they found: 2,048 vacuum sealed packages of marijuana worth $3.6 million.
“Based on experience … the quantity of controlled substances seized is consistent with large scale smuggling/distribution activities,” a Homeland Security agent wrote in an affidavit filed in federal court this week, noting the bust was part of a bigger drug trend.
“Canadian-grown marijuana has been routinely smuggled in commercial trucks from Canada into the United States where is has been distributed for the past 20 years,” the agent wrote. “The distribution areas for this marijuana are typically in the midwestern and southeastern areas within the United States where large amounts of highly potent marijuana are difficult to purchase.”
The suspect in this case is Tasbir Singh, a commercial truck driver who is charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances for his alleged actions that were discovered at the Fort Street Cargo Facility port of entry in Detroit.
More: Man caught floating with 265 pounds of marijuana in Detroit River gets prison
