Oshawa trucker accused of hauling 125 kilograms of marijuana

Oshawa trucker hauling a just-in-time delivery of aircraft parts is idling in a jail in Buffalo, N.Y., after being accused of hauling 125 kilograms of marijuana in his cargo. U.S. border officials say Monday's seizure brings the total of Ontario marijuana seized from Toronto-area trucks crossing the border to more than $10 million in the last year. U.S. Customs says it has arrested two Toronto-area truckers each month for smuggling drugs. In this case, the trucker was arrested while taking a load to New Jersey. He was crossing at the Peace Bridge when his rig was examined with gamma-ray technology. Police from both sides of the border are now targeting crime rings using trucking companies for cross-border smuggling. "We have seen an increase in the smuggling of marijuana in the last five years,'' Kevin Corsaro of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.