By IANS
Toronto : An Indo-Canadian Sikh woman was sentenced to nine years in prison after she was found guilty of carrying illegally 11.4 kg of heroin while returning here from India with her young son.
Kamaljit Kaur Dyal, 47, was sentenced by a court Saturday in British Columbia after prosecutors found her guilty of acting as a drug courier in November 2004.
The heroin, which had a street value of $6 million, was found hidden in false-sided suitcases and in picture frames under the cover of wedding photographs, according to Canada.com.
"It involved the use of an innocent-looking woman travelling with her son to avoid detection from the crime," Justice Barry Davies said.
"Ms. Dyal's involvement was solely profit-motivated," he added.
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