India, Aug. 8 -- An Indo-Canadian trucker has been arrested by law enforcement while allegedly attempting to smuggle in cocaine worth nearly CA$ 25 million.

The arrest was announced on Thursday by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). In a release, it said that on July 23, a commercial truck arriving from the United States was referred for a secondary examination at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry.

During the ensuing inspection, border services officers found seven bags containing bricks of suspected cocaine. The total weight of the suspected narcotics was 197 kg, with an estimated street value of CA$24.6 million.

The person arrested was identified by CBSA as 29-year-old Onkar Kalsi, a resident of Caledon, in Ontario. He was tr...