"The investigation, done in collaboration with the Canada Border Services Agency, began when two Canadian women were arrested in Nigeria for allegedly smuggling in cannabis, the RCMP said Monday. The women were approached on the website LeoList, police said. LeoList is a classified website where escorts often advertise Police said the accused targeted women aged 20-65 and promised $20,000 to those who would travel through Toronto Pearson International Airport with the drugs."
"This investigation demonstrates the importance of proactive policing in detecting and dismantling criminal operations that exploit vulnerable individuals, said RCMP Supt. Dale Foote in a news release. The recruitment of unsuspecting community members for high-risk criminal activity is deeply concerning, and we are committed to pursuing anyone who engages in this behaviour, said Foote."
Two men were arrested for allegedly using a classified website to recruit women to smuggle cannabis from Canada to Nigeria via Toronto Pearson International Airport. The investigation began after two Canadian women were arrested in Nigeria for allegedly smuggling cannabis; police said the women were approached on LeoList, a classified site where escorts often advertise. Police said the accused targeted women aged 20–65 and promised $20,000 to those who would travel with the drugs. After a nine-month probe, police seized 29 kilograms of cannabis set to leave the country. A 48-year-old Toronto man and a 25-year-old United Kingdom man were arrested, released on bail, and are due back in court in January.
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