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Canadian Man Sentenced For Gun Smuggling: Inside The Trafficking Scheme
A Canadian man is being ordered to spend a year and a half in a U.S. prison after pleading guilty to a scheme to buy guns in several Montana cities and then take them back across the border to sell.
The sentencing comes this week in U.S. District Court, a few weeks after the defendant pled guilty.
It marks the latest case where someone tried to take firearms that are more readily available in the states, and then take them back to sell on the black market in Canada, where certain guns are in high demand due to Canadian regulations.
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How did the British Columbia man acquire the guns?
Federal prosecutors say 27-year-old Haptei Kozak or Kelowna, British Columbia had been accused of buying 12 handguns, mostly 9 millimeters, using an alias and a Montana driver’s license with a phony Missoula address. Prosecutors say he bought guns in Missoula, Kalispell, Butte, and Helena in a 45-day period starting last September.
Federal authorities say he was apprehended with the guns in his pickup last March in a case that involved US Customs and Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the US Attorney’s Office District of Montana.
A growing problem of black market weapons
There’s been a growing problem in the past few years of thieves attempting to acquire guns in the United States and then get them across the border. As the CBC has reported, guns that sell in the States for a few hundred dollars can be worth thousands of dollars in Canada.
U.S. Attorney for Montana, Jessie Laslovich, says the case is part of an “epidemic of gun violence” both nationally and internationally, saying gun crime “knows no boundaries.”
“The courts have delivered a firm and unwavering message to those who seek to profit from violence and chaos,” said HSI Acting Special Agent in Charge Tim Lenzen. “Let this be a clear warning: we will not tolerate those who fuel crime through the black market. We will find you, you will be prosecuted, and justice will prevail.”
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Where Khloe Kardashian Stands With Ex French Montana More Than 10 Years After Breakup
French Montana is done keeping up with reality TV.
In fact, he only agreed to appear on Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons over a decade ago as a favor to then-girlfriend Khloe Kardashian.
“She said to get on the show,” he exclusively told E! News at the BET Awards on June 28. “And I got on the show. Shout out to Khloe.”
The “Ever Since U Left Me” rapper, who split with Kardashian in December 2014 after eight months of dating, said the experience was “fun” because her family kept it real.
“They filmed their real life,” he continued. “And we were part of something together that one time. So it felt great. It didn’t feel like work because they film what they do everyday.”
As for his future in reality TV, the 41-year-old said those days are over, shutting down any prospective offers with a simple, “Negative.”
Although the “Unforgettable” artist—whose real name is Karim Kharbouch—may not be returning to television anytime soon, he has no problem hanging out with his ex-girlfriend these days.
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