A B.C. man has been charged after he was caught transporting more than his scheduled load on Highway 17 west of Kenora. Provincial Police stopped an eastbound tractor trailer for a traffic violation Monday afternoon. Officers found 180-pounds of marihuana in the vehicle, worth an estimated 450-thousand dollars. Police seized the transport truck and 1-thousand dollars cash as part of the investigation. The 43-year-old Mission residents faces three charges and he remains in custody.
