Aldergrove Star - 10 years for drug smuggling: "Bradley Keith Bourque, 35, was sentenced in a Seattle courtroom to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute ecstasy.
He was arrested Oct. 20, 2009, and pleaded guilty on Jan. 6, 2010. At sentencing, U.S. District Judge James L. Robart emphasized the serious nature of the offence and called attention to the secret smuggling compartment built into Bourque’s truck.
He was arrested as he delivered about 200,000 ecstasy pills weighing 51.5 kilos to undercover agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He was caught bragging to officers about his smuggling, and had a special secret compartment built into his GMC pickup truck.
The secret compartment contained another 11 kilos of ecstasy pills and more than six kilos of ecstasy powder. Border crossing records show Bourque had crossed from Canada into the U.S. five times in 2009 prior to his arrest.
“For some time, Bradley Keith Bourque operated as a professional drug smuggler, carrying large loads of ecstasy into the United States,” Assistant United States Attorney Michael Scoville wrote in his sentencing memo. “The court should not let pass the opportunity to send a message to would-be Canadian drug smugglers by imposing a substantial sentence on Bourque.”"
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