Truck driver flees to India after he gets 15 years’ jail for smuggling 80kg cocaine in Canada
Truck driver flees to India after he gets 15 years’ jail for smuggling 80kg cocaine in Canada
Toronto: A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued against a 60-year-old truck driver in British Columbia province who fled to India after he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking.
Raj Kumar Mehmi from Surrey was sentenced in November for smuggling 80 kg of cocaine into British Columbia, through the Canada-US Pacific Highway border crossing.
An Interpol Red Notice is being sought as a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest Mehmi, pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Wednesday.
Mehmi was initially arrested on November 6, 2017 by the British Columbia RCMP after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) discovered 80 sealed bricks of cocaine hidden inside a semi-trailer truck being driven, and owned by Mehmi.
At the time of this seizure, the bulk street value of the cocaine was estimated at $3.2 million. Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), Mehmi was charged with Importation of a Controlled Substance, Section 6 (1) CDSA, and Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Section 5 (2) CDSA.
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