Indo-Canadian drug smuggling driver Amarpreet Singh Sandhu, 38, of Calgary was caught smuggling a record 228.14 kg methamphetamine valued at $28.5 million
The Canadian Bazaar
TORONTO: Indo-Canadian driver Amarpreet Singh Sandhu has been arrested and charged with smuggling a historic record 228.14 kg of methamphetamine (crystal meth) into Canada from the US in his semi-truck.
This is the biggest-ever drug haul seized on record on the Canada-US border. The previous record was of approximately 200 kg methamphetamine seized on December 24, 2019, at the Ambassador Bridge port of entry in Windsor in Ontario.
Methamphetaminea is a powerful synthetic stimulant which is very addictive.
Amarpreet Singh Sandhu, 38, from Calgary was caught smuggling the methamphetamine in his semi-truck at the Coutts, Alberta port of entry.
On suspicion, officers of the Canada Border Security Agency (CBSA) referred Sandhu’s semi-truck for further inspection.
When the officers examined the shipment in his semi-truck, they uncovered 228.14 kg of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $28.5 million. This amount of methamphetamine translates into 2.28 million individual dosages.
Sandhu was arrested and handed over to Alberta RCMP.
After a long and thorough investigation, the RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Team this week charged Sandhu with:
• Importing a controlled substance.
• Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
The record seizure was made on December 25.
Sandhu will appear in court on February 11 at the Lethbridge Provincial Courthouse in Calgary.
He is the latest to join the long Indo-Canadian drug smuggling list.
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