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Pounds of pot found in speeding van on Trans-Canada Highway

Police located and seized approximately 140 pounds of marijuana from a van caught speeding eastbound on the Trans-Canada Highway on October 4. Canmore RCMP

CALGARY – RCMP have seized 140 pounds of marijuana from a white van caught speeding on the Trans-Canada Highway, early Friday morning.

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Officers say the vehicle was travelling more than 20 kilometers an hour over the speed limit when it was stopped by the East Banff Park Gates around 4 a.m.

A 31-year-old man from B.C. has been arrested and remains in police custody.

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