37 kilos of cocaine seized in fruit truck at Windsor, Ont.; driver charged

Jan 12, 2017 | 11:15 AM

WINDSOR, Ont. — The RCMP have charged a Toronto-area man following the seizure of 37 kilograms of cocaine at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont.

The Canada Border Services Agency and the Mounties announced Thursday that a man hauling a load of fruit was stopped at the bridge on Dec. 27, 2016.

They say a CBSA officer examining the load discovered 30 bricks of suspected cocaine concealed in the trailer.

The driver — a Mississauga, Ont., man — is charged with importation of cocaine and possession for the purpose of trafficking.