Canada - Arpinder Singh Gill's drug charges stayed over decade-long delay

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Arpinder Singh Gill's drug charges stayed over decade-long delay
CBC
September 27th, 2014

A British Columbia provincial court judge has stayed charges against an accused drug kingpin because for more than nine years Canadian officials made no move to have him extradited from India to face trial.

An arrest warrant was issued for Arpinder Singh Gill on July 23, 2004, for conspiracy to import cocaine between B.C., Ontario, Quebec and the United States.

Gill left Vancouver for India in September 2003, and court heard that Canadian police knew where he lived in that country but did not ask for his extradition.

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[my3rdeye]

I know a few people who just pleaded guilty because they didn't want to wait two years and have stuff hanging over their head all that time. Justice moves damn slow in Canada.