A Surrey man has been arrested after a traffic stop led to the discovery of 33 kilograms of cannabis in 10 storage containers inside his mini van.
The 33-year-old was pulled over at a vehicle road check on Highway 1 near Yale on April 14, 2025 at 3:30 pm.
BC Highway Patrol officers stopped a lone driver, and while speaking to him they noticed the minivan was “suspiciously full” of ten large storage containers and there was also an “overpowering odour of green cannabis” coming from inside the vehicle.
“This case illustrates how routine traffic enforcement can also uncover other serious violations,” says Inspector Lori Orstad with BC Highway Patrol.
Under the Cannabis Regulations, a federal licence is required to possess, store, or transport large quantities of cannabis.
“As the driver could not produce such a licence, he was arrested,” Surrey RCMP said.
Mounties added that the man is known to police for similar offences.
Police will not release his name until formal charges are laid.
He is considered innocent until proven guilty in court.
