$5M in cocaine seized in Brantford

Brantford Police said they seized 150 kilograms of cocaine during a search on Aug. 3. (Source: Brantford Police)

The Brantford Police Service says a report of a suspicious vehicle has led to the seizure of 150 kilograms of cocaine.

The street value of the drugs is an estimated $5,040,000.

Police said someone reported a suspicious vehicle at a local business around 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 2.

That resulted in the arrest of a 40-year-old man from Brantford.

After he was taken into custody, police were granted search warrants for several other locations in the city.

Those were carried out at 1 a.m. on Aug. 3.

Police said officers searched a transport truck, tractor trailer, two vehicles, a Brantford business and a home in West Brant.

The drugs were found in one of the vehicles.

The 40-year-old man, who was the registered driver of the tractor trailer, was charged with importing cocaine, trafficking cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and two counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.