An Edmonton man is identified as the driver carrying more than $300,000 in cash on Hwy 2 last week.
Thinh Binh Dinh, 25, is charged with possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000 and appears in Didsbury court on June 10.
A vehicle pulled over near Olds on April 8 for a traffic violation was searched by a drug dog during a subsequent Controlled Drugs and Substances Act investigation. The search turned up several large sealed bags of Canadian currency.
“The amount of cash remains undetermined while a forensic examination is undertaken, but it was between $300,000 and $500,000,” said Sgt. Dave Hardy of the Bow Valley/Cochrane Integrated Traffic Unit, whose officers patrol Southern Alberta.