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700 grams of doda, a powdered opiate, seized at Saskatchewan-U.S. border

A B.C. man is accused to trying to smuggle doda, a powdered opiate, across the Saskatchewan-U.S. border. Canada Border Services Agency / Supplied

Authorities have seized nearly 700 grams of doda being smuggled across the Saskatchewan border with the United States.

Canada Border Services Agency officers stopped a commercial vehicle hauling produce from California to Regina on Dec. 3 at the Regway port of entry.

Officers said they found 694 grams of doda during a search of the cab and arrested the driver, Kamaljit Singh Atwal, who is from Surrey, B.C.

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Atwal, 43, was turned over to Radville RCMP and charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act.

He is scheduled to appear Tuesday in Regina provincial court.

A package of doda seized by Canada Border Services Agency officers in Saskatchewan on Dec. 3, 2017. Canada Border Services Agency / Supplied

Doda is a powdered opiate made from crushed poppy seeds.

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It is an addictive substance and has the potential to be harmful when injested, according to authorities.

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