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OPP seize $500,000 in cash after traffic stop

The money was discovered in a vehicle near Dryden.
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A large quantity of Canadian currency was found in a vehicle on April 18, 2019 (OPP)

DRYDEN, ON — Ontario Provincial Police expect to release more information soon concerning the recent seizure of a large quantity of Canadian currency.

Officers who conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 in Machin Township, just west of Dryden, discovered an estimated half a million dollars in cash in a vehicle.

A police statement Tuesday did not provide additional details about the April 18 incident, but a spokesperson said the case remains under active investigation.

Dryden OPP officers are being assisted by the Northwest Region Organized Crime and Enforcement Bureau.




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