State police seize 27kg of cocaine in Vaudreuil-d'Orion traffic stop

A patrolman stopped a vehicle for an expired driver's license.

An early morning traffic outage at Vaudreuil Dorion on Monday resulted in Sûreté du Québec 27 kilograms of cocaine and $175,000 in cash.

The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 am on Harwood Drive. A patrolman stopped the vehicle to check the validity of the driver's license. Police determined that his license had expired and detained the driver, demanding that the vehicle be towed.

A search of the vehicle found more than 27 kilos of cocaine and his $175,000 in cash. His 30-year-old driver of the car was arrested at the scene and is due to appear in court on drug trafficking charges at a later date.

Anyone with information about illegal drug trafficking is encouraged to call SQ's Confidential Information Line at 1-800-659-4264.

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