Those weren’t Eggos – trucker charged with trying to take $2.5 million in marijuana across Fort Erie bridge
Published August 8, 2023 at 11:15 am
A truck driver has been charged trying to take $2.5 million worth of marijuana across the Peace Bridge from Fort Erie into Buffalo. (Photo: Frank Gunn, CP)
A truck driver’s manifest said he was headed to Georgia, carrying a trailer full of waffles across the Peace Bridge from Fort Erie into Buffalo.
When American border agents searched his trailer on July 27, what they allegedly found instead was $2.5 million worth of marijuana.
Police charged a 22-year-old truck driver from Scarborough. Police say the accused has been linked to other fraudulent shipments.
If convicted, the driver faces a minimum of five years in jail and up to a $5 million fine.