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Kelowna men busted near Banff gates

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November 18, 2013 - 3:11 PM

CANMORE - Two Kelowna men were arrested outside the Banff National Park gates when police found 32.5 pounds of marijuana inside their vehicle.

The pair were travelling eastbound Nov. 12 at about 1:45 a.m. when they were pulled over for unspecified reasons. Canmore RCMP noticed what they believed to be marijuana inside the vehicle. A thorough search revealed 32.5 pounds of marijuana hidden inside a compartment in a slip tank.

Brandon Revell, 27, and Dean Ball, 40, were charged with drug related offences.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca, call (250) 718-0428 or tweet @AdamProskiw.

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