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Ontario man sentenced for attempting to smuggle cannabis on Vancouver-London flight
Alaaddin Koc, 56, was caught with about 31 kilograms of cannabis in his luggage and received a one-year prison term and lifetime firearms ban.
- On September 1, Alaaddin Koc, a Windsor, Ontario, resident, was sentenced to one year in prison for possession of cannabis for the purpose of exportation, with a lifetime firearms ban imposed.
- Canada Border Services Agency intercepted Koc at Vancouver International Airport on October 28, 2024, seizing approximately 31 kilograms of cannabis from his luggage destined for London's Heathrow Airport.
- Following an investigation by the RCMP's Federal Policing Pacific Region, Koc pled guilty to possession of cannabis for exportation after he was arrested and released pending further investigation.
- Police approved charges under the Cannabis Act, but Koc failed to appear in court, prompting a Canada-wide arrest warrant before he was located in Ontario.
- Rhonda Hislop, acting officer in charge of the FPPR Border Integrity Program, noted that an active illicit cannabis market persists in Canada despite legalization, keeping outbound drug flow a priority.
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