Truck driver acquitted of hauling marijuana

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An Ontario truck driver who was arrested after 685 pounds of hydroponic marijuana was found in his trailer was acquitted of three felony charges on Dec. 14.

Tarlochan S. Jagpal, 24, of Mississauga, testified before a federal jury that he didn't load the trailer and didn't know how the pot got into the trailer. He said he did not know there was any illegal cargo in the trailer.
"He had no previous criminal record before this arrest," said defense attorney James P. Harrington. U.S. immigration officers found the pot when Jagpal drove his truck over the Peace Bridge into Buffalo in November 2004. It was one of the largest such seizures in the history of the bridge.

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