Social News XYZ     

Punjabi trucker held for smuggling 83 kg cocaine into Canada

Punjabi trucker held for smuggling 83 kg cocaine into Canada

Toronto, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Punjabi truck driver has been arrested here for smuggling about 83 kg of cocaine from the United States into Canada.

Gurdeep Singh Mangat, 46, from the Punjabi-dominated city of Brampton in Toronto suburbs was arrested when he drove his commercial truck into Canada at the Blue Water Bridge entry point from the US.

 

When his truck was referred for a secondary inspection, Canadian border agents discovered and seized about 83 kg of cocaine from his truck.

Mangat was arrested and charged with importing banned drugs in violation of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and possessing banned drugs for the purpose of trafficking.

He will appear in court on August 19.

Source: IANS

Facebook Comments
Punjabi trucker held for smuggling 83 kg cocaine into Canada

About Gopi

Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.

He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.

When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.

He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz