BLAINE, Wash. – A BC truck driver who tried to smuggle millions of dollars’ worth of meth into Canada has been sentenced.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police said that Sarbjit Chahal will be spending a total of 6.5 years behind bars on two separate charges.
Chahal’s truck was inspected at the Pacific Hwy Border Crossing in Blaine in November 2018.
Inspectors found over 72 lbs of meth inside of the driver’s cabin.
During his trial late last year, Chahal admitted to trafficking the drugs across the border.
He claimed that he received death threats from someone who asked him to transport the meth into Canada.
Chahal was sentenced to 4 years for attempting to import the drugs, and was given 2.5 more years for bringing the meth into the country with the intent to distribute.