John Doe at 33 was a mule for a drug cartel in Venezuela. He had the choice of transporting seven kilos to Canada or killing his family. In order for the trial to proceed smoothly, he destroyed any identification and carried out his plan. He told Immigration Canada that he was an illegal immigrant and needed to be deported back to his country immediately, but with complications the government wanted a background check on him and released him. The next day he continued and tried to deliver the drugs in the city centre, but was caught. The police lacked the evidence to report him, so they accused him of "trafficking". The accusation became more serious when he proposed that he had never used drugs and that his family would be safe if he brought the drugs with him. During that time he remained in the country for over four months. The police would be the first to contact John Doe. They knew what he had done and the next day he was caught again hiding in the city center trafficking, but the police failed to arrest him at the first attempt as they had no evidence, however they made a serious charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking. After arresting him, they should identify themselves as police officers, inform John Doe that he is under arrest, tell him what he is under arrest for, and present the warrant (if one was found) touch him to show that he is in custody. , and finally inform him of the Bill of Rights. The police would conduct a search, which would be linked to the warrants which had to be lawful and reasonable in view of the crime committed. After the search they would have ascertained the possession of illicit substances, even if under the impression of a specific intent. It would have... half the paper... and the boundaries are very strict on who to let in. Even if John Doe's family had not been threatened, I believe he would still have turned over the drugs and his. The prison sentence will make him realize that he should not be naive or allowed to risk his life and the lives of his family just for the sake of earn money. The justice system in Canada is there to protect the victim, John Doe may consider the justice system to be unfair but he knows equally well that drug trafficking of any illicit drug would result in severe penalties, so the illegal immigration law doesn't cut it. I hope John Doe has learned his lesson from the drug trafficking industry, because this will be with him rotting in prison for a long time. The main concept of criminal law is to protect people and any property and preserve the standards of society without chaos occurring. Without criminal law our society would truly be in turmoil.
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