SEATTLE (AP) — A Canadian man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after being convicted of leading a snowshoe smuggling ring that attempted to bring marijuana from British Columbia to Washington state on treacherous mountain trails
Richard Bafaro, 45, tearfully apologized in court Friday, saying that he had been forced to pay $70,000 to drug suppliers after he lost a prior load of B.C.
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