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Border pot bust for Torontonian woman
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by Kaitlin | March 20, 2007 at 08:52 am
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TORONTO (CP) - A 27-year-old Toronto woman is facing prosecution in the United States following the seizure of 10 kilograms of marijuana at the Canada-U.S. border.U.S. Customs officials say Amanda Copeland has been charged with possession with intent to distribute. Officials say Copeland was trying to cross the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, N.Y., and told authorities she was en route to visiting family in upstate New York.
During questioning, she raised the suspicions of a customs officer.
Officials allegedly found 39 vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana in the spare tire during the inspection of Copeland's vehicle.
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at 08:55 on March 20th, 2007
Many thanks, Kaitlin. We got your breaking news submission. It should be up shortly on our home page. I'd appreciate it if you could follow this story for future developments, and, if it turns out your story is in any way inaccurate, could you please make the necessary corrections. At any rate, thanks so much for keeping your eye on the news!