RCMP seize over 1,500 lbs of cannabis during traffic stop

Media Release, RCMP

Jan 13, 2025

On January 9, 2025, Sask RCMP's Roving Traffic Unit were making proactive patrols and conducted a traffic stop of a large cargo van on Highway #1 near Swift Current, SK.

During a subsequent investigation, officers located and seized approximately 1,551 lbs of illicit cannabis and a sum of cash from inside the van.

53-year-old male John Kupr from Port Moody, BC, told investigators he was travelling from BC to Quebec. He was arrested at the scene and charged with:

• one count, possession of property obtained by crime less than $5000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code; and
• one count, possession for the purpose of distributing, Section 9(2), Cannabis Act.

John Kupr is scheduled to appear in Swift Current Provincial Court on April 16, 2025 (Information #90468973).