US Federal Court Sentences Toronto Trucker to 68 Months for Cocaine Smuggling Motivated by Gambling Debts

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SCCG Take, Courts assign limited mitigation value to gambling addiction claims in drug trafficking cases. Operators and regulators should treat this as a signal to intensify harm prevention before debts escalate to criminal thresholds. A Toronto trucker received a 68-month prison sentence after ple…

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