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   From: gregpcarr@yahoo.ca   
      
   A North Vancouver truck driver faces at least 10 years in prison after   
   being convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana in the U.S.   
      
   According to U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan, James Postlethwaite, 60, was   
   part of a criminal group related to the Hells Angels that smuggled   
   marijuana into the U.S. and returned to Canada with cocaine.   
      
   Investigators discovered that Postlethwaite had a secret compartment   
   that could hold up to 270 kilograms of pot for his southbound trips.   
   It could be refilled with cocaine for his northbound return trips.   
   Police believe he made 95 crossings before he was caught.   
      
   Because of the large quantity of drugs, U.S. laws mandate a minimum   
   sentence of 10 years in prison. "The hidden compartment had a very   
   elaborate access system using a separate battery to access a void in   
   the floor of the trailer," Durkan said in announcing the conviction   
   after a trial in Seattle.   
      
   "Testimony in the trial revealed that the marijuana belonged to the   
   Hells Angels organization in B.C."   
      
   Postlethwaite is the third Canadian convicted in connection with the   
   smuggling ring.   
      
   Earlier, Mario Joseph Fenianos was handed a 13-year prison term, and   
   Michael William Dubois was sentenced to 10 years in prison.   
      
   A multi-departmental investigation involving the Drug Enforcement   
   Agency in Washington, California, Nevada, Illinois and New Jersey   
   seized more than $2 million in cash, along with 1,000 kg of marijuana   
   and 136 kg of cocaine, as part of its probe.   
      
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