America
Indian-origin lawyer sentenced for drug trafficking
Toronto, Sep 9
A lawyer of Indian descent in
Canada has been jailed for four years on drug trafficking charges, a
media report said on Wednesday.
Charged with delivering six grams
of banned methamphetamine to an inmate at a remand centre, Justin Sidhu
was convicted of drug trafficking in June this year and was sentenced
on Tuesday, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported.
Hailing
from Alberta, Sidhu hid the drug inside birthday and Christmas cards
and delivered them to an inmate during a meeting in an un-monitored
interview room on September 19, 2013.
The cards were in an
envelope and Sidhu got the clearance by telling the guards that the
envelope contained privileged documents.
The guards later opened
the envelope and found some sheets of paper, one photograph, cigarette
rolling papers, a birthday card and a Christmas card and six grams of
methamphetamine.
Justice John Little found four-year sentence appropriate for Sidhu as he "abused a position of trust".
Sidhu's lawyer Peter Royal argued that there is no evidence his client knew the drugs were inside the cards, the report said.
Royal said his client wants to appeal meaning Sidhu will still remain out of jail.