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.