DETROIT – Nearly 400 pounds of cocaine were stopped from entering Canada at the Ambassador Bridge.
According to authorities, a semi truck attempting to cross into Windsor from Detroit was stopped at the Ambassador Bridge. A search of the trailer revealed eight moving boxes hidden behind rubber mats. The boxes reportedly contained vacuum-sealed bricks of cocaine.
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The individually wrapped bundles of cocaine collectively weighed 173.25 kilograms (382 pounds).
The driver, identified as Gurshinder Singh, reportedly had a cellphone that featured messages that are believed to have been to coordinate a meeting between Singh and the unknown person.
Singh was taken into custody and is facing a federal charge of possession with intent to distribute.