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RCMP in Manitoba have seized 1000 pounds of vacuum packed cannabis, shatter, oils and edibles from a semi-trailer travelling from the Lower Mainland to Ontario.
An RCMP officer on traffic patrol stopped the commercial semi-trailer on the Trans-Canada Highway at Westhawk, Manitoba on July 22 as part of a routine paperwork check.
The officer noticed several discrepancies in the driver's paperwork and opened the trailer to examine the vehicle's load.
Officers found 925 pounds of vacuum-packaged marijuana, 75 pounds of cannabis shatter, oils, and edibles hidden among the legitimate load of food products inside the trailer.
Police seized the drugs and semi-trailer and arrested the driver. Claudiu Huber, a 46-year-old man from Agassiz, B.C. is facing charges of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Trafficking a Controlled Substance. He has been released pending a future court date.
Manitoba RCMP say the seizure is the largest marijuana seizure through a traffic stop in Canada since 2015.
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