(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have seized approximately one hundred and eighty pounds of marihuana following a traffic stop on Highway 17.
On Monday, December 2, 2013 at 1:00 pm, OPP members stopped an eastbound tractor trailer for a traffic violation on Highway 17 west of Kenora. Subsequent investigation led officers to arrest the driver for possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking. Upon searching the vehicle, officers located a large amount of marihuana in the vehicle.
As a result of this investigation, police seized approximately 180 pounds of marihuana, estimated to have a street value of $450,000. The tractor trailer unit and approximately $1000 in Canadian currency has also been seized as part of the investigation.
The male driver and lone occupant, 43 year old Nicusor CIOANCA of Mission, British Columbia has been charged with Trafficking Marihuana, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. He has been held in custody and will attend Kenora court on December 3.
Members of the Organized Crime and Enforcement Bureau, Kenora Drug Unit are assisting with the investigation.