U.S. authorities recently intercepted a convoy of late-model pickup trucks pulling trailers in New York state with more than 270 kilograms of Canadian-grown marijuana headed for Florida, U.S. court documents allege. "This location is believed to be utilized by Skidders to load marijuana for transport and to organize marijuana shipments," the court document alleges. Watching the boatsThe DEA surveillance team then observed a Ford F-350 with New York licence plates. New York State Police troopers then swept in, pulling over the vehicles one by one, several kilometres apart. The DEA said it found 270 kilograms of marijuana hidden in the floorboards of the three trailers.

Source: CBC News February 10, 2021 01:53 UTC