Trucker smoking opium while driving, police say

Trucks drive on Highway 401, where police say they found a truck driver smoking opium

A trucker caught smoking opium while driving on a freeway in Ontario, Canada, was charged and fired by his employer, police said.

Police pulled over the unidentified trucker on Ontario Highway 401, among the busiest in North America, late Friday after receiving a complaint that he was driving erratically, Ontario Provincial Police spokesperson Bill Dickson told FreightWaves.

“Sure enough, he was smoking opium,” Dickson said.

Because the offense resulted in an immediate driver’s license suspension,...

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