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Cyclists take off down Mavis Avenue during the inaugural Valley GranFondo mass cycling event, benefitting Special Olympics B.C. Just under 1,200 riders participated in the event, which included three routes of varying distance. For more coverage, see page 25. Miranda GATHERCOLE/ Langley Times
Aldergrove man faces extradition for ‘E’ shipped inside video game Authorities in Brisbane are prepared to pass sentence when 22-year-old is returned to Australia MONIQUE TAMMINGA Times Reporter
A 22-year-old Aldergrove man is facing extradition to Australia to face sentencing for his alleged part in smuggling thousands of ecstasy pills inside a Playstation console in 2008.
According to Provincial Court documents, Tyson Saviro Santolla allegedly flew home to Canada last week, just before he was supposed to be sentenced in Brisbane, Australia. Santolla, an Aldergrove Community Secondary grad (according to his Facebook page) was supposed to be sentenced in
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Brisbane last week in connection with drug smuggling allegations. Santolla’s co-accused, Canadian Jonathan Ried, received a three-year jail sentence last week. According to Richmond Provincial Court documents, the 22-year-old arrived at Vancouver International Airport where he was arrested on arrival. He is accused of travelling on a passport that didn’t have his proper name and lying to immigration authorities. He remains in custody while officials in Australia file an
extradition order in B.C. Supreme Court. The courts there have issued a warrant for his arrest. According to Gold Coast.com, Santolla, Reid and a New Zealander were arrested in October, 2008, accused of smuggling 3,400 tablets of ecstasy inside a Sony PlayStation. Customs officers in Sydney thwarted the smuggling attempt when they detected the tablets inside an old PlayStation machine and inside the cover of a PlayStation game.
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