Brampton trucker arrested in border drug bust
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers last week seized about 83 kilograms of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck at the Blue Water Bridge in Point Edward, Ont.
On Aug. 9, a vehicle driven by an Ontario resident entered Canada and was referred for a secondary inspection. During the examination, border services officers discovered and seized the suspected cocaine.
The CBSA arrested Gurdeep Singh Mangat, 46, of Brampton, Ont. and transferred him and the suspected cocaine to the custody of RCMP officers from the Border Integrity Unit, Windsor Detachment, who are conducting the investigation.
The RCMP charged Mangat with:
- Importation of a controlled substance, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Mangat’s next scheduled court day is on Aug. 19 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sarnia. The investigation is ongoing.
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Well said!
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There is a lot of that going on these days look at the cost of trucks trailers and everything else that goes along with trucking. And they still want to truck for below $ 2 per mile when your costs are over that & keep expanding. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure out what is going on. K
As all of us are aware it could happen that you pick up a loaded trailer all sealed up and the paperwork is all done up, it is still probable that you are hauling drugs in the shipment and not knowing about it till border officers decide to do search or inspections on the truck.
Now you are a bad guy and you go to jail, and the truck and cargo get confiscated in very bad situations.
The owner of the truck loses his truck and he has a bad reputation as well for that matter all of what happened should be part of the security-related training has inspections and forms relating to cross-border trailers inspections should be performed daily till reaching the receiver’s destination.
But again inspection is done on the outside of the unit and not inside since it is sealed. The driver is always on the hot seat he is the one who gets the bad end of the trade.
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Well for one thing when you sign for that shipment you are responsible for anything that is in there . I know that it’s crazy but you are supposed to know what you are carrying and if the shipper doesn’t want you to see the load just refuse it. But the law states that the driver is supposed to know what is in his trailer.
Thats how u haul $1/mile freight and keep expanding. Another hard working guy, just wanting the canadian dream.