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Olympian found guilty of smuggling
Feb. 27, 2006.

ROUSES POINT, N.Y. (CP) — A former Canadian Olympian has been convicted on two counts of heroin smuggling.

Kofi Yevakpor, a sprinter and member of the Canadian Olympic team in the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia, was convicted by a federal jury in Albany, N.Y., U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a news release.

Yevakpor was caught in October 2005 trying to bring nearly three kilograms of heroin into the U.S. at Champlain, N.Y.

Yevakpor was suspended in June 2001 following an international track event in British Columbia after he tested positive for a banned substance. He appealed the suspension but it was upheld.

Yevakpor claimed at trial that he did not know the heroin was hidden in his luggage.

The jury found him guilty of one count of attempting to import heroin in the U.S. and one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.

Yevakpor, 35, faces a mandatory 10-year minimum at sentencing.
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