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Dany Villanueva out on bail after Montreal-area drug bust

WATCH ABOVE: Dany Villanueva is out on bail after being arrested during a drug bust in Montreal North and Repentigny. Global's Anne Leclair reports – Apr 4, 2016

MONTREAL – Dany Villanueva is out on $1,000 bail after being arrested with eight others in a drug bust that took place in Montreal North and Repentigny last Thursday.

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A judge imposed several conditions on the 29-year-old, which includes respecting a 10 p.m. curfew.

Villanueva is the brother of Fredy Villanueva, a teenager who was shot and killed by an officer in 2008.

READ MORE: Inquest into death of Fredy Villanueva resumes after 2-year delay

The incident became a symbol of the harsh tensions between police and the city’s visible minority community.

In February, immigration officials allowed the Honduran native to stay in Canada as long as he stayed out of trouble.

There is no word yet on whether these latest charges will change his immigration status.

Villanueva returns to court June 22.

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