Calgary man charged after police seize over 100 kg of suspected cocaine on Ontario highway
Varinder Hundal, 32, of Calgary, faces trafficking charges after Ontario Provincial Police seized more than 100 kilograms of suspected cocaine on Highway 11/17 near Loon Lake.
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Police seized more than 100 kilograms of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop on Highway 11/17 near Loon Lake, northwestern Ontario, on the afternoon of Nov. 11, and charged Varinder Hundal, 32, of Calgary.
Police put the estimated street value of the drugs at $11.5 million. The substance has not been confirmed as cocaine at the time of reporting.
The Highway 11/17 corridor sits west of Thunder Bay. Officers found the drugs in a vehicle during the stop.
Hundal faces charges of trafficking a schedule 1 substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking. He is due in the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on a date not yet set.
Separately, Thunder Bay Police Service searched a home in the Ray Boulevard area and laid drug trafficking charges.
Charges are allegations and have not been tested in court.
Has the substance been confirmed as cocaine, and is the $11.5 million figure street or wholesale value?
Is the Highway 11/17 stop linked to the separate Thunder Bay Police search on Ray Boulevard?
We'll update this story as answers emerge.
