American enters wrong address in GPS and is arrested with 181 kilos of marijuana at the Canadian border

An American was arrested in Canada after a GPS error landed him at a country border checkpoint. With him, 181 kilos of marijuana were seized. The case took place on May 2. Andrew Lee Toppenberg, 60, was arrested by Canadian border agents when he mistakenly entered the country without a passport and carrying cargo valued at just over US$500,000 (R$2.4 million). The error cost Toppenberg dearly, who also had $602,985 (R$ 2,968,495) in cash seized by Canadian authorities. The Canadian Mounted Police informed this Monday, 5th, that Toppenberg made a mistake when typing in the GPS of his vehicle the destination, Niagara Falls, in the U.S. Instead, he selected the city of the same name on the other side of the famous Niagara Falls, in Canadian territory. The American crossed the bridge over the Niagara River, on the US-Canada border, where he ended up in front of Canadian border agents without being able to turn around. When agents realized that Toppenberg did not have a passport to enter the country, they performed a detailed inspection of the vehicle and found the marijuana and money. Officers discovered the marijuana divided into vacuum-sealed packets and distributed throughout the vehicle. Although marijuana consumption is legal in Canada, unauthorized importation of the drug is a crime. Toppenberg was heard by a Canadian judge on Monday, who ordered him to remain in custody until a later court appearance, on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, unauthorized importation of marijuana and possession of illegally obtained money.

*With information from EFE.