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$3.3M in drugs seized following Highway 401 traffic stop in Northumberland County: OPP

Northumberland OPP seized drugs worth more than $3.3M following a routine traffic stop on Hwy. 401 on Feb. 10, 2022. Northumberland OPP

Northumberland OPP seized more than $3.3M in drugs following a routine traffic stop on Highway 401 in Cramahe Township, east of Cobourg, on Thursday morning.

Around 3:10 a.m., an officer noticed a vehicle with no tail lights travelling eastbound on the highway near County Road 25, just north of the village of Colborne.

Police say the officer conducted a traffic stop and noticed cannabis in the vehicle readily available to the driver.

A further search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of the following:

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  • 9,416 grams of cannabis bud
  • 8,071 grams of hash (resin)
  • 568 grams of shatter (resin)
  • Vape pens (386 pens/568 grams of concentrate)
  • 5,358 edible packs (2,772,100mg)

Kabilan Anura, 25, Brampton, Ont., was arrested and charged with the following:

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  • Possession of over 30 grams of dried cannabis
  • Possession of illicit cannabis
  • Possession for the purpose of distributing
  • Operation while prohibited
  • Drive without proper lights – motor vehicle
  • Driving a vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available

He was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to  appear in court in Cobourg on March 23.

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