Charlottetown truck driver says he was the victim of attempted cross-border smuggling | SaltWire

Darren Rea, left, the driver development supervisor for SFX Transport in Charlottetown, said the company has been teaching its drivers the importance of doing walkaround inspections. One of his drivers, Ben Graham, found a package taped to the inside panel of the cab of his truck after crossing the border into Canada in November. - Drew Bloksberg/SaltWire Network

Before resuming his trip to P.E.I., he did a walkaround inspection of the rig and discovered a package had been taped to the inside of the panel of his truck. “There would be protocols to follow with this type of occurrence," McKee said in an email. “We … commend him for catching this. As always, we encourage all drivers to be diligent with their walkaround inspections."

However, Rea said 90 per cent of truck drivers would have reacted the same way Graham did, fearing that police wouldn’t believe them. Graham said he hopes whoever was waiting for the allegedly smuggled package saw him take it off the truck and destroy it.

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