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sentences that state something as happening or true
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21%
4 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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An Indian-origin truck driver has been convicted of importing cocaine worth up to $4.8 million into Canada after a judge rejected his explanation for how the drugs ended up inside his trailer during a border crossing in April 2024.
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drugs → convict → April
Ranjit Singh, 33, was found guilty of importing cocaine and possessing it for trafficking on Monday after Ontario Superior Court Justice Scott Pratt ruled against him following a three-week trial in Sarnia in June.
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Pratt → find → June
The case dates back to April 26, 2024, when Canadian authorities discovered 40 kilograms of cocaine packed inside two cardboard boxes in a truck at the Canadian side of the Blue Water Bridge.
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authorities → date → Bridge
The drugs were estimated to be worth between $3.6 million and $4.8 million.
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drugs → estimate → ?
“The defendant will be found guilty of both charges,” Pratt said while delivering his decision, which took approximately an hour.
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which → find → hour
During the trial, prosecutors presented a sequence of events in which Singh allegedly collected packages of cocaine from another truck at a Pilot Travel Centre in Channahon, Illinois.
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Singh → present → Channahon
The Crown further alleged that he purchased cardboard boxes from a Home Depot store in Shorewood, Illinois, before placing the drugs inside them.
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he → allege → them
According to the prosecution's account, Singh subsequently loaded the packages onto his trailer at a truck yard on Sanders Road in Lansing, Michigan.
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Singh → accord → Lansing
The boxes were concealed within a pallet containing other goods before the vehicle travelled towards Canada.
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vehicle → conceal → Canada
Singh disputed the prosecution's version of events.
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Singh → dispute → events
During several days of testimony, he acknowledged that cocaine had been discovered in his trailer but denied receiving or transporting the drugs knowingly.
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cocaine → acknowledge → drugs
He told the court that the owner of his company had instructed him to purchase the cardboard boxes and leave them with another truck at the Michigan yard.
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owner → tell → yard
Singh said he noticed an unidentified man at the location and left his vehicle unattended for between 10 and 15 minutes while he went to the bathroom.
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he → say → bathroom
Justice Pratt rejected Singh's explanation, pointing to inconsistencies in his testimony.
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Pratt → reject → testimony
The judge said he was satisfied that Singh had probably received the cocaine from another driver at the Illinois travel centre, as the prosecution had argued.
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prosecution → say → centre
However, Pratt said the precise point at which Singh obtained the drugs was not decisive to the case.
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Singh → say → case
The cocaine was inside his trailer when he entered Canada, and the judge concluded that Singh knew it was there.
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it → enter → Canada
Singh, who was granted bail of $200,000 in early May 2024, will remain out of custody until sentencing.
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who → grant → sentencing
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for February, according to The London Free Press.
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hearing → schedule → Press
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