Toronto man sentenced to 16 years in prison for smuggling $13M in drugs across Windsor-Detroit border
A Toronto man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for smuggling $13 million in drugs across the Windsor-Detroit border.
Marvin Watson, 32, previously pleaded guilty to five drug-related charges including possession of cocaine and crystal methamphetamine.
In March 2023, $13 million in drugs was found “hidden” in a transport truck by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at secondary inspection for the Ambassador Bridge, according to the RCMP.
His role morphed into something bigger, Frank Retar told Justice J.P. Howard.
“He was the courier, not something more than that,” the lawyer said, noting Watson is not a drug user.
“It’s a crime of profit.”
