Pubdate: Sun, 17 Jul 2005
Source: Penticton Western (CN BC)
Copyright: 2005 Penticton Western
Contact:  http://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1310
Author: Tracy Clark, News Staff Reporter
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

DETECTOR DOG SNIFFS OUT REGION'S BIGGEST POT BUST AT BORDER

The keen nose of detector dog Shad netted the Osoyoos border crossing 
the region's biggest marijuana bust on record Monday.

Jasdeep Singh Litt has been charged with unlawful exportation and 
possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, after Canada 
Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers discovered 192 vacuum-sealed 
bags of marijuana, totaling 102.6 kilograms in a tractor-trailer Litt 
was driving.

The tractor-trailer was carrying what Alan Profili, district 
superintendent for the CBSA, said appeared to be a legitimate load of 
recycled paper into the United States when officers pulled it over 
for a random routine search.

Officers became suspicious when questioning the driver, said a press 
release from CBSA. A secondary examination using Shad, led to the 
bunk area of the truck, where there was an electronically controlled 
compartment located in the ceiling. The marijuana had been stashed 
inside the compartment, he said.

Litt was arrested by CBSA officers and turned over to the RCMP. The 
investigation could include tracking the truck's border crossing 
history, said Profili.

The bust is the largest in the Okanagan-Kootenay District, which 
includes 11 border crossings.

Profili said evidence has pointed to B.C.-grown bud as the number one 
illegal drug export into the United States.
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