A Haines Junction man is facing some hefty drug charges after B.C. police who stopped him for speeding found hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of marijuana products and grow-op paraphernalia in his truck.

Police in New Hazelton, B.C., where the man was taken after his arrest, cannot release the 35-year-old's name because he has not been formally charged yet, Cpl. Don Wrigglesworth told the Star today.

"My understanding is that he's returned to Haines Junction,” Wrigglesworth said, "... but we're quite confident he'll return to New Hazelton.”

Last Friday afternoon, the man was stopped by a traffic services member out of Smithers, B.C. after the officer clocked him going "well over the posted speed limit of 100 kilometres an hour,” Wrigglesworth explained.

The man was travelling north on Highway 37 at the time, and was approximately 42 km north of the junction with Highway 16 at Kitwanga, B.C.

When the officer approached the open driver's side window, "he detected evidence of marijuana,” Wrigglesworth said.

"Very often with marijuana we are dealing with our sense of smell,” he said. "... The officer described it to me as a leafy green or fresh smell.”

The officer did a quick search of the cab and found living marijuana plants and "several packages” of cut marijuana estimated to weigh about half a pound each, the corporal said.

Once the man was arrested and police moved the truck to a more secure location, they searched the canopy-covered bed of the truck. They discovered two brand new hockey bags stuffed with bags of cut marijuana and containers of hash oil.

The hash oil alone is worth an estimated $25,000, Wrigglesworth said.

Police also found several hydroponic growing setups, "which could be used for tomatoes, but along with the other evidence we found, it would be safe to assume it was for a marijuana grow operation,” according to Wrigglesworth.

A "significant” amount of Canadian cash was also seized, the corporal said.

He noted the New Hazelton police are trying to keep the truck as offence-related property under the Criminal Code or the B.C. Civil Forfeitures Act.

Altogether, Wrigglesworth said, he estimates the total value of the marijuana products and paraphernalia to be between $200,000 and $300,000.