Canada Border Service says $44 million in cocaine was seized at the Bluewater Bridge in August in two separate seizures. Aug. 13, border guards inspected a transport and found six boxes containing 150 kilogrmas of cocaine. Officials estimate it would be worth $18.8 million on the street. The next day, border officers found 199 kilograms of cocaine in a transport

Heather Wright/The Independent OPP officers from a special unit which deals with demonstrations, protests, rallies, vigils and labour disputes, called at least two people who have voiced opposition to a proposal for a Wanstead livestock truck washing facility telling them to “behave” at public meeting Sept. 3. That from one person contacted prior to the meeting.  Cornerstone has erected a

Lambton OPP have charged a driver near the Bluewater Bridge after clocking a SUV going 120 km/h. The OPP added extra patrols to Highway 402 to help deal with large backups of transport trucks this summer. Monday afternoon, police stopped a westbound SUV travelling 120 km/hour in an 80 km/h zone. The driver was given a $295 fine and four

The Independent A Petrolia man is facing charges after two change machines in the town were cracked open and robbed. On July 17, the coin machine at the laundry mat on King Street was smashed and about $10,000 was taken. On July 24, the car wash on Robert Street was damaged and cash taken. Aug. 28, Lambton OPP with officers