Ex-Mountie pleads guilty to 10 counts of money laundering
A retired New Brunswick RCMP officer accused of smuggling narwhal tusks across the border pleaded guilty Wednesday in a U.S. court to 10 money-laundering counts.
Gregory Logan, 59, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine for each count
A retired New Brunswick RCMP officer accused of smuggling narwhal tusks across the border pleaded guilty Wednesday in a U.S. court to 10 money-laundering counts.
Prosecutors said 59-year-old Gregory Logan of Saint John smuggled 250 tusks valued at $1.5 million to $3 million into Maine in false compartments in his vehicle.
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Narwhals are medium-sized whales known for spiral tusks that can grow longer than 2.5 metres and are protected.
Logan faces up to 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine for each count.