Long-Haul Crime Log EP05 A rookie trucker goes free after drug bust
Things looked bad for rookie trucker Varinder Singh at the U.S.-Canada border in November after U.S. border officers in Detroit found nearly $3 million worth of marijuana in his trailer. Singh told investigators that he knew nothing about the drugs. They didn\u2019t believe him. So he was arrested and charged. But his lawyer believed him, and eventually so did U.S. prosecutors.\xa0\nOn the next episode of Long-Haul Crime Log: we hear from the lawyer who cleared the driver\u2019s name and secured his release. Plus, everything you need to know about the massive amount of methamphetamine found hidden in a tractor-trailer in Texas.\xa0\nJoin journalists Noi Mahoney, Nate Tabak and Clarissa Hawes for the latest episode of FreightWaves\u2019 true-crime podcast, presented by FreightCasts.\nReach out at crime@freightwaves.com.\xa0\nRead the headlines at FreightWaves.com\nSubscribe on Apple Podcasts\nSubscribe on Spotify\nMore FreightWaves Podcasts\nShow Less\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices