Two men from 樱桃视频are facing charges after RCMP in the Yukon made their largest ever drug bust last weekend.
The RCMP in Whitehorse reported a police dog found 101.25 kilograms (225 lbs.) of marijuana hidden in a secret compartment in a skidoo deck. The Whitehorse RCMP estimated between 33,750 and 55,625 joints could have been produced from the massive cache of pot.
"On Friday, May, 2005 in the early afternoon, the RCMP stopped a vehicle on the Alaska Highway south of Whitehorse where police officers detained the two passengers and seized the vehicle," the RCMP reported in a news release.
A police service dog sniffed out the marijuana as part of a search of the vehicle and a snow mobile with the vehicle.
Charged are Kurtis Ray Croy, 33, and Kyle MacDonald-Wolochatiuk, 30, both of 樱桃视频according to police.
The two were arrested without incident and both charged with one count each of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.
They were both held in custody through the weekend and then they made court appearances on Tuesday (May 31) and according to court documents, MacDonald-Wolochatiuk agreed to remain in custody until his next court appearance on June 8.
Croy appeared in court on Thursday (June 2) for a show cause hearing.
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