Lying to Customs a Wheel Bad Idea

Winnipeg Free Press (January 15, 2008)

Author: Mcintyre, Mike

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Darley Ferry, 38, started spinning his wheels shortly after Customs officials began quizzing him about his high-powered purchase made in the United States in July 2006, a Winnipeg court heard Monday.

Ferry initially claimed that was just the original price, but a "major mechanical fault" had caused it to be reduced.

Defence lawyer Brad King said Ferry has also been hit with more than $14,000 in civil penalties in order to recover his purchase, which was seized upon arrest.

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