Couple found guilty in large drug seizure at Alberta border crossing
Posted Apr 27, 2021 9:06 am.
Last Updated Apr 27, 2021 9:09 am.
LETHBRIDGE (660 NEWS) – A jury has reached a verdict in a high-profile drug smuggling case against a husband and wife.
In December 2017 police said the couple tried to cross at the Coutts Border Crossing into Canada but were stopped by Canadian border officials.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said they found 84 bricks of cocaine in the cab of the couple’s vehicle, one of the biggest drug seizures in Alberta’s history.
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Gurminder Singh Toor was found guilty of importing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking while his wife, Kirandeep Kaur Toor was convicted of importing cocaine but declared guilty of the lesser charge of simple possession.
The couple will be sentenced on May 10.
