February 1, 2001
Cambridge Bay man convicted
of bootlegging
A Cambridge Bay man was
fined $2,000 and placed on probation for one year for illegal liquor possession.
Samuel Browne was sentenced
at Nunavut Court of Justice on Jan. 28. Justice John Vertes ordered the forfeit
and destruction of $3,000 of money and alcohol seized from Brownes home
in connection with the conviction.
Police and community residents
in Cambridge Bay have been pulling together to curtail the illicit sale of alcohol
in the community. RCMP said Brownes conviction and sentence is a positive
step in that direction.
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