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#1748147 - 07/13/12 08:04 PM
BC:Canoe made of driftwood, pine branches used to
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Registered: 02/11/06
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Victoria News
Canoe made of driftwood, pine branches used to import pot: RCMP
By Devon MacKenzie - Peninsula News Review
Published: July 13, 2012 7:00 PM
Updated: July 13, 2012 7:41 PM
The homemade canoe that caught the attention of marine unit
RCMP off Pender Island. The California man paddling it across
the Canadian border was arrested on suspicion of importing
and attempting to traffic marijuana.
courtesy of Sidney North Saanich RCMP
A routine patrol of an unusual looking vessel by the RCMP's South Island Integrated Marine Unit landed a California man in the cells at the Sidney North Saanich RCMP station Thursday, July 12.
During their patrols near the waters off Pender Island, SIIMU officers approached a strange looking canoe, complete with a homemade canopy constructed of driftwood and pine tree branches. Inside the canoe, police found a 24-year-old man from California who told officers he planned to paddle his canoe to Bella Bella. He had cleared U.S. customs in the canoe earlier that day.
Officers inspected the canoe and turned up a pound of marijuana, a baton, several knives and a passport that didn't belong to the man in the canoe.
The man was arrested and taken to the Sidney North Saanich RCMP detachment where he will remain in custody until he is released by the courts.
Police are recommending charges of importation of a controlled substance, possession for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, possession of stolen property and possession of weapons dangerous to the public.
The man's non-seaworthy canoe was towed to Pender Island.
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#1748508 - 07/17/12 02:15 PM
Re: BC:Canoe made of driftwood, pine branches used to
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MetroNews Canada
Updated: July 17, 2012 | 4:18 pm
Why man who crossed border in canoe with marijuana only got a day in jail
By Elizabeth Hames Metro Victoria
Albert Skinner, a Californian who canoed into Canada with drugs on board, didn’t see much of a prison cell.
Officers spotted his strange craft, complete with a makeshift canopy built from driftwood and branches, floating off the shore of Pender Island last Thursday.
Inside they found the 24-year-old, and a mason jar filled with about half a pound of marijuana.
Skinner told officers he had planned to paddle from San Juan Island, WA, to Bella Bella, B.C. – a stretch of many hundreds of kilometres.
He was arrested on charges of importing marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of more than a gram of cannabis resin.
However, most of those charges were dropped the following day in court.
Although Skinner has a license to possess marijuana in California, it is only valid in that state.
Skinner reportedly said he was aware of the limitation and pleaded guilty to simple possession.
He was sentenced to time served, or one day in cells.
Gerry Ferguson, law professor at the University of Victoria, said it was an average punishment considering he was convicted of possession.
Most people caught with small amounts of marijuana on their person don’t see jail time. But since Skinner had already spent a night in jail, the time served was the lightest possible sentence the judge could hand him, said Ferguson.
But Skinner did get off lightly in some respects, said Ferguson.
The judge could have chosen to convict him on the charge of importing marijuana. It is considered a serious offence and comes with a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Ferguson said most criminals convicted on that charge are sentenced to as little as seven or eight, or as many as 18 to 20 years in prison.
Skinner is expected to be deported back to the U.S.
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