LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — A cross-border drug run unraveled in St. Clair County after federal agents spotted two tractor-trailers trading cargo behind a rural gas station—a meeting that ended with one driver now facing at least a decade in federal prison.

Syed Shah pleaded guilty on Nov. 4 in U.S. District Court in Detroit to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Prosecutors say he was part of an effort to haul roughly 425 kilograms of meth—valued at about $1 million—across the border into Canada.

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His sentencing is set for Feb. 24, where he faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to a $10 million fine.

According to federal affidavits, a Homeland Security Investigations agent noticed something off on Sept. 11: a California-plated semi and an Ontario-plated semi parked side-by-side behind a Memphis gas station, both driver doors open, two men shuttling items between trailers.

The Canada-bound truck left first and was intercepted at the Blue Water Bridge before it could cross into Ontario, with Shah driving.

Michigan State Police later pulled over the California truck on I-69, where driver Navjot Singh claimed he was hauling paper products from Manistee, MI to Stockton, CA. Troopers grew suspicious when they found the trailer unsealed despite paperwork requiring it to stay locked.

Singh remains free on a $10,000 unsecured bond as his case proceeds, with a preliminary hearing set for Dec. 5.