Saskatchewan RCMP have seized more than 700 kilograms, or 1,551 pounds, of cannabis.

Last Thursday around 11 a.m. the RCMP Roving Traffic Unit conducted a traffic stop on the Trans Canada near Swift Current. They pulled over a large cargo van where officers located and seized the cannabis as well as cash.

Police say the driver told investigators he was travelling from British Columbia to Quebec which is a trip he didn’t complete because he was arrested at the scene.

Fifty-three-year-old John Kupr from Port Moody, BC is charged with possession of property obtained by crime less than $5000 and possession for the purpose of distributing.