DETECTOR DOG SNIFFS OUT REGION'S BIGGEST POT BUST AT BORDER

The keen nose of detector dog Shad netted the Osoyoos border crossing
the region's biggest marijuana bust on record Monday.

Jasdeep Singh Litt has been charged with unlawful exportation and
possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, after Canada
Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers discovered 192 vacuum-sealed
bags of marijuana, totaling 102.6 kilograms in a tractor-trailer Litt
was driving.

The tractor-trailer was carrying what Alan Profili, district
superintendent for the CBSA, said appeared to be a legitimate load of
recycled paper into the United States when officers pulled it over
for a random routine search.

Officers became suspicious when questioning the driver, said a press
release from CBSA. A secondary examination using Shad, led to the
bunk area of the truck, where there was an electronically controlled
compartment located in the ceiling. The marijuana had been stashed
inside the compartment, he said.

Litt was arrested by CBSA officers and turned over to the RCMP. The
investigation could include tracking the truck's border crossing
history, said Profili.

The bust is the largest in the Okanagan-Kootenay District, which
includes 11 border crossings.

Profili said evidence has pointed to B.C.-grown bud as the number one
illegal drug export into the United States.