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Back to EpisodesKurdish Immigrant Sentenced for Opium Smuggling
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A Kurdish immigrant in Canada, Sohrab Hanareh-Mafarani, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for smuggling over 500 kg of opium. He was convicted on charges including importing the drug, possession for trafficking, and related conspiracies. The opium came from Pakistan and was discovered by border agents on Valentines Day 2020. Hanareh-Mafarani assaulted a co-conspirator and was sentenced to 16 years, with credit for time served leaving about 15 years remaining. He risks deportation to Iran.
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