A Canadian trucker of Indian origin has been arrested by nabbed by Arizona State Troopers in the US for allegedly transporting around 250 kg (550 pounds) of cocaine worth ₹276.7 crore ($32 million) in a semi-truck on Interstate 40, according to a report by the Toronto Sun.
Amarjeet Singh Matharu, 31, was arrested at Holbrook in Arizona, near the Petrified Forest National Park, after officers suspected him of “showing multiple signs of criminal activity”, the report added. He is from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), it said.
Police found the drugs hidden behind other produce in the Volvo tractor-trailer on January 13, and it was being transported from Los Angeles and Salinas in California to Canada, as per the report. He is being held at the Navajo County jail in Arizona and is being charged with possession and transportation of narcotic drugs for sale, it added.
