Trucker caught with handgun, meth at US-Canada border, CBP says

A CBP officer shows the gun seized from the cab of a truck at the US-Canada border. (Photo: CBP)

An American trucker headed to Canada with a load of produce was caught with a loaded handgun and methamphetamine in his cab in an unusual discovery made during an inspection at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing, authorities said on Tuesday.

The 36-year-old driver, whose name wasn’t released, was detained on Friday night after border officers searched his cab during a routine outbound inspection, said Kris Grogan, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson.

Officers found an undeclared...

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