A snow-camouflaged Quebec man was arrested Wednesday after Vermont authorities found him pulling 182 pounds of Xanax on a sled across the U.S. border.
According to a release from the U.S. attorney’s office, Cedrik Bourgault-Morin was found by Vermont border agents near North Troy, an area known to be used by smuggling organizations.
Authorities say they received an alert after a sensor was triggered on area railroad tracks.
Border agents followed footprints in the snow from the Quebec-Vermont border and found Bourgault-Morin “pulling a sled behind him, loaded with a large object wrapped in white camouflage.”
The 21-year-old was arrested after agents observed him throwing snow over the sled in an attempt to hide it.
Prosecutors say 300 vaccum-sealed bags containing $1.6 million worth of Xanax were found inside a large duffle bag, strapped to the sled.
Bourgault-Morin, currently being held in a Vermont prison, has been charged with possession and intent to sell the anti-anxiety prescription drug.
He faces a $250,000 fine and up to five years in a U.S. jail.