Nearly 1,200 pounds of cocaine was discovered in packages inside a tractor-trailer during an inspection by an Illinois State Police trooper in Henry County.

Two suspects, both from Ontario, Canada, were arrested during a traffic stop on Friday, according to an ISP press release.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two people from Canada have been arrested on drug charges, after Illinois State Police seized more than $40 million worth of cocaine from a semi-trailer truck near the Iowa state line on Friday. Police said, around 2:10 p.m., a trooper conducted a vehicle inspection on a Volvo semi-trailer on Interstate 80 in Henry County.

Everything was going smoothly on Interstate 80 last Friday until police officers found over 1,100 pounds of cocaine inside a semi-truck. The truckers are currently behind bars as the investigation continues.

Two men from Canada were taken into custody after Illinois State Police seized more than $40 million worth of cocaine in Geneseo on Saturday. The ISP Blackhawk Area Task Force (BATF) arrested 27-year-old Vanshpreet Singh and 36-year-old Manpreet Singh for possession of cocaine,

CHICAGO — Illinois State Police confiscated more than $40 million worth of cocaine during an inspection of a semi-truck driving on the interstate in western Illinois, authorities announced Saturday. Two Canadian men,

Illinois State Police seized more than 1,100 pounds of cocaine from a truck in the far western part of the state on Friday.