Pubdate: Sat, 15 Feb 2003
Source: Regina Leader-Post (CN SN)
Copyright: 2003 The Leader-Post Ltd.
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/regina/leaderpost/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/361
Author: Anne Kyle, The Leader-Post
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)

TRAFFIC STOPS LEAD TO $9.2M OF DRUGS

More than 1,300 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $9.2 million has 
been seized by RCMP officers in south-east Saskatchewan in the past six weeks.

Information about the seizures was made public by the RCMP on Friday.

Last Saturday members of the Moosomin Detachment and Broadview Traffic 
Services stopped an eastbound vehicle for a traffic violation, said RCMP 
spokesman Cpl. Brian Jones.

RCMP officers found more than 600 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle with a 
estimated street value of $4 million.

Two Brampton, Ont. men, Arshpreet Singh Butter, 21, and Kuldeep Singh 
Dhaliwal, 23, will appear in Broadview Provincial Court on Wednesday 
charged with a variety of offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substance 
Abuse Act.

Jones said on Feb. 6 Mounties near Moosomin made two additional seizures 
when they stopped an eastbound semi-trailer unit on the Trans-Canada 
Highway and discovered 583 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $3.9 
million on the street.

Kamaldeep Singh Dhaliwal, , and Avtar Singh Chohan, 23, both of Brampton, 
Ont. were charged in connection with this drug seizure and are scheduled to 
appear in Broadview Provincial Court on Wednesday.

Earlier that day, they stopped another eastbound vehicle for a minor 
traffic offense. Police seized 100 pounds of marijuana and $28,800.

Margaret Fitch, 33, of Winlaw, B.C. has been charged with a number of 
drug-related offences in connection with this incident and will be 
appearing in Moosomin Provincial court on March 4.

Jones said RCMP made a fourth drug bust on Jan. 11 when they stopped an 
eastbound vehicle for a minor highway traffic offence on the outskirts of 
Regina. This time they seized 98 pounds of marijuana with an estimated 
street value of $670,000.

Two Toronto men, Long Kim Nguyen, 33, and Chin Thi Nguyen, 32, have been 
charged in connection with this incident and appeared in provincial court 
in Regina earlier this week.
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