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Updated Friday, November 20, 2009 9:36 am TWN, The China Post news staff

Canadian man busted for marijuana

TAICHUNG, Taiwan -- A Canadian man was arrested yesterday for drug-trafficking and growing marijuana in his residence in Taichung.

The man, identified only as Steven, was caught by the police at his lodging with several marijuana plants in it. The police also ferreted out 57 grams of the drugs and more than 3500 hemp seeds.

The law enforcement found out that the seeds were sent by his relatives and friends from overseas and sometimes carried by himself when entering Taiwan. Steven used special equipment to grow the cannabis including plates, potting soil and lighting devices and sold his harvest through drug trafficking channel to make profits.

According to police's investigation, Steven has two jobs during the day including giving lectures at a golf club and teaching English in a school.

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November 20, 2009 abc@

This is important information. I hope the China Post and other media sources will report on this news more fully in the near future.

November 20, 2009 Jimbo@

Teachers like this give all teachers a bad name!

November 21, 2009 monsterman@

Typical Canadian.

November 22, 2009 boboo@

Yeah. Teachers like this give all teachers a bad name. Marijuana is truly eating away at the fabric of Taiwanese society. In fact, marijuana can be blamed for all of the world's problems. If we can capture these drug kingpins who have a whopping 57 grams of the evil substance at their home, then maybe we can create a world worth living in.

November 22, 2009 stupidboy99@

monsterman@ wrote:
Typical Canadian.

How is this a typical Canadian?

November 22, 2009 kamee4u@

All teachers must be screened carefully again.

November 23, 2009 nolan.nolan@

monsterman@ wrote:
Typical Canadian.

Condescending POS. WTF do you know about Canadians? Did you leap in and slander all South Africans last week when those four got busted in Taiping?
Did you have any 'head up your a**' comments to make about Taiwanese when those celebs got caught at a K-party?
Shut yer damn trap, you brainless twit.

November 27, 2009 mikefagan56@

What a ridiculous story. I myself don't like marijuana, but it's none of my business if other people want to buy or sell it. The prohibition of "drugs" is entirely arbitrary and nonsensical.

April 26, 2010 julesgame@

So what happened to this guy? Jail, deportation...firing squad?

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