Canadian Grandma Sentenced for Trying to Smuggle 155,000 Ecstasy Pills Into America

http://globaldanceelectronic.com/canadian-grandma-smuggles-155000-ecstacy-pills/

I don't even.


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[96 Points] ItsAllJustPretend:

Drug trafficking is no small thing, but Tina Howe had a convincing reason to risk her life in committing multiple instances of trafficking thousands of dollars worth of ecstasy into America. According to the report from Complex, the grandma was compelled to make these trips across the border to save her son from being hurt or killed at the hands of drug traffickers that he owed money. Before being caught, “He wanted to get out of dealing and turn his life around, which led to people wanting him dead,” she wrote of her husband. “Yes, this is a crime, but it was also an act of trying to save her son’s life. Being a mother myself, I completely understand.”

Howe had already made other trips to the states, which she admitted to after being caught and arrested for trying to move a third giant haul and having it fall out of a compartment in the roof on the freeway holding 155,168 ecstasy pills

“So many pills had been scattered on the highway that state troopers reportedly saw “a pink and blue haze of dust from traffic smashing the pills,” according to the Vancouver Sun. ”

Howe was officially sentenced to seven years in prison this week.


[38 Points] young_k:

Velamoor called Howe’s decision to abscond for nearly 10 years “obviously reprehensible.”

“Her absence resulted in significant cost to the court system, to law enforcement agents in both the United States and Canada, and even to her co-defendant, Ms. Cooke,” Velamoor said.

I just can't help but laugh at this line..."Her absence resulted in significant cost to the court system".....I love how melodramatic the courts are...This case is cut and dry, open and shut...she is missing, and not showing up for court...but causing courts significant costs. Maybe the police looked for her a little, but that's securing jobs, if anything...so she's HELPING the economy in a sense (HAH - logic at it's best!)

I guess the only thing more expensive to the courts than actually showing up for court...is not? Maybe cause they don't have her in custody or showing up for court they are paying for this shit, but in fact, it's our tax dollars paying for EVERYTHING, and then they still make the defendant pay for COURT COSTS when they are finally convicted.

Who the fuck do they think they are claiming that her absconding resulted in "significant costs" being accrued...especially at the cost of the courts...proof that EVERY government is made up of self-righteous arrogant fucks.


[25 Points] DJ_Nade:

An article, about an article, about an article 7 years old. Yeet


[9 Points] YouCantBanMe44:

7 years for 150k pills sweet ass fucking deal.


[4 Points] Borax:

Original here: http://vancouversun.com/news/crime/b-c-grandmother-sentenced-to-6-5-years-in-u-s-for-ecstasy-smuggling


[3 Points] tuckmyjunksofast:

That is one dedicated grandma right there.


[2 Points] 72APTU72E:

Remember kids,


[2 Points] KetaAlex710:

Someone is going to make this into a movie


[2 Points] None:

Look at the conservative christians in the facebook comments lmaoo.


[1 Points] Y10NRDY:

a pink and blue haze of dust from traffic smashing the pills

Time to put the top down.


[1 Points] MDAzing:

holy shit she only got 7 years??? Canada is easy going af jesus