Man arrested at Canadian border with 400 pounds of marijuana – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

A 60-year-old California man was arrested at the Canadian border last week with about 400 pounds of cannabis and more than $600,000 cash in his car, according to law enforcement.

Andrew Lee Toppenberg, of Tustin, California, mistakenly ended up at Canada’s Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls, Ontario after following GPS coordinates that were entered incorrectly, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Toppenberg was subject to an inspection because he did not have his passport with him, according to police.

Police said the money and drugs were located throughout the car. The cannabis was in vacuum-packed containers and the cash was separated into bundles and concealed in a safe, suitcase and lockable case.