NASCAR Xfiinity Series driver Derek White reportedly was arrested Wednesday as part of what authorities are say is the biggest tobacco-smuggling bust in North American history.
Sgt. Daniel Thibaudeau of the Quebec Provincial Police told NBC Sports that White, 45, is believed to have been a high-ranking member of the smuggling operation. It centered on purchasing tobacco leaf in North Carolina and transporting it across the border for redistribution in Canada. Profits from the tobacco were used to buy cocaine, police said.
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White, a member of the Mohawk tribe in Kahnawake, Quebec, turned himself in to police Wednesday after learning a warrant had been issued for his arrest, NBC Sports reported.