Four hundred and forty four pounds of marijuana and $440,000 in Canadian currency were seized last week at a Port Moody warehouse after a routine traffic stop.
A police dog sniffed out 250 bags in the trailer of a truck that was stopped as part of a road check last Thursday in Kamloops, according to a release from the RCMP's Districts Drug Sections.
Each bag contained roughly one pound of dried pot.
The truck driver, a 37-year-old man from Quebec, was arrested at the scene and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking. Police say the driver may not have been aware of what he was carrying in the trailer.
Following up on information gathered in the previous night's seizure, police were led to a warehouse in Port Moody where similar crates were being delivered.
RCMP Federal Drug Enforcement Branch officers entered the site and made the seizure. The cash and the drugs were found inside the crates and the pot was packaged and ready for distribution.
A 31-year-old male from Port Coquitlam was arrested at the warehouse and is facing charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.
"This follow up to a simple road check indicates that the RCMP is determined to investigate all avenues of an offence to ensure the safety of our communities," Staff Sergeant Dave Goddard of the B.C. Districts Drug Sections said in the release.
Police have not released the names of the suspects or the location of the warehouse.
