DETROIT - A Canadian man who tried to drive nearly 90 kilograms of the drug Ecstasy, worth an estimated $6.5 million, into the United States has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison.
A federal judge in Detroit sentenced Joseph Bennett of Scarborough, Ontario, on Wednesday. Bennett had pleaded guilty March 9 to charges of importing Ecstasy and possession with intent to deliver.
Authorities say Bennett was arrested last year at a bridge in Port Huron.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection estimated the street value of the more than 275,000 pills seized from his truck at least $6.5 million.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider says Bennett's sentence was slightly below federal guidelines because he was a minor figure in the smuggling operation.
