More than 1,000 pounds of cocaine and 972 pounds of methamphetamine were seized last week by authorities at the Ambassador and Blue Water bridges, officials said.

A commercial vehicle bound for Canada was selected for examination on Thursday at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.

They searched the truck's trailer and found several bricks of a white powdery substance concealed within multiple boxes and two duffel bags, investigators said.

Officials said the suspected narcotics, the truck, and the trailer were seized. The driver, a citizen of India, was arrested. Testing confirmed the substance to be cocaine, according to authorities.

"Preventing the scourge of dangerous narcotics from harming our communities is an essential part of

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