BC driver arrested with 33 kilos of weed in minivan

A man driving a minivan with far more weed than is allowed for personal use, was nabbed by RCMP on the Trans-Canada near Yale last month.

The 33-year-old Surrey man was arrested after BC Highway Patrol officers found 33 kilograms of weed in ten, large storage containers inside his vehicle, according to a BC Highway Patrol media release issued today, May 2.

Officers were doing a road checks on Highway 1 near Yale at 3:30 p.m., April 14.

Officers noticed the suspicious storage containers and “an overpowering odour of green cannabis” in the van.

“This case illustrates how routine traffic enforcement can also uncover other serious violations,” BC Highway Patrol Insp. Lori Orstad said in the release.

“In this instance, officers observed circumstances that required further investigation. Under the Cannabis Regulations, a federal licence is required to possess, store, or transport large quantities of cannabis. As the driver could not produce such a licence, he was arrested.”

The man from Surrey is know to police but his identity won’t be released by RCMP until he’s been formally charged.