RCMP seized hundreds of pounds of contraband cannabis during a semi-truck inspection in the RM of Reynolds on Saturday

RCMP Traffic Services initially stopped the vehicle on Highway 1 in Reynolds for a customary Level 3 inspection.
Inconsistencies in the driver's paperwork permitted police to further perform a load inspection where the discovered 1,250 pounds of unstamped dried cannabis and hash.

The 41-year-old male driver, from Surrey, BC, was arrested and will be facing multiple charges under the Cannabis Act, the Excise Act, 2001, and the Liquor, Gaming, and Cannabis Control Act.

Police found 1,250 pounds of unstamped dried cannabis and hash onboard the semi-trailer.