TORONTO – The Mounties say they have arrested a Toronto man who they allege recruited drug traffickers into an international narcotics ring.
The arrest Wednesday of 35-year-old Sami Mediouni followed a nine-month investigation into what police allege was a criminal group that utilized Canadian travellers to export cocaine into the United Kingdom.
The RCMP says its investigation began last November with the arrest of an alleged drug trafficker.
They say the woman was intercepted with nine kilograms of cocaine concealed in her suitcase.
The RCMP alleges Mediouni has been an active recruiter of traffickers and was responsible for recruiting and introducing the woman to the international smuggling scheme.
Mediouni has been charged with the importation of a controlled substance as well as conspiracy and is due in court Sept. 25.
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