Canadian trucker nabbed in U.S. with 120 kg of cocaine in trailer

by Today's Trucking

A Canadian truck driver is facing prosecution in the U.S. after 266 pounds (120.6 kg) of cocaine was found hidden in the trailer at a border crossing on Aug. 1.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations intercepted the cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry, according to a news release. The bridge connects Port Huron, Mich., to Point Edward, Ont.

Cocaine found hidden in trailer at Port Huron.
(Photo: CBP)

An X-ray scan of an outbound tractor-trailer and subsequent physical inspection conducted by officers and a K-9 team revealed 100 bricks of suspected narcotics concealed behind a false wall within the trailer. The illicit cargo was confirmed to be cocaine through subsequent testing. 

The cocaine was seized, along with the truck and trailer. The driver will face local prosecution in St. Clair County. The case remains under investigation by Homeland Security Investigations.


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  • It sad that these driver’s take unnecessary chances and the lost of their freedom for extra money and you know that you taking a chance that while you are being checked a full load is going through plus they also make things harder for us driver’s who struggle day in and day out to make a living we already have enough hassle because of driver’s poor choices

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  • They charge the driver but in some cases, not all the driver is an innocent player in this crime. Often they do drop and hooks (drop one trailer, hook up to another) and if it is a sealed trailer they are not allowed to break that seal.

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    • Durka Durka, why bother asking who the driver was ?
      We all know which group has taken over the Cabadian trucking industry along with the contraband smuggling industry !!

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  • Don’t automatically convict the driver. In a lot of cases trailers are pre-loaded and sealed, all the driver has to go on is the Bill of Lading. When live loading, particularly with cross-border shipments, the shipper does not want the driver on the loading dock observing the load or verifying the piece count. I personally have refused loads because of this.

    On the other hand, if the driver is found to be a knowing part of the operation then prosecution to the full extent of the law

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