Pubdate: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON) Copyright: 2002, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.fyitoronto.com/torsun.shtml Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457 Authors: Rob Lamberti, Sam Pazzano, Toronto Sun Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/prison.htm (Incarceration) LAWYER BUSTED AFTER INMATE GETS CRACK A suspended Toronto lawyer was charged after some crack cocaine was allegedly seized after a meeting with a Don Jail inmate. The man, who practises both civil and criminal law, was arrested Tuesday after a meeting with a possible client ended, police claim. Toronto Police said jail guards had checked the inmate and found nothing, but became suspicious when the inmate appeared to be hiding something as he left the meeting with the accused. A second search allegedly found 3.02 grams of crack cocaine, worth between $200 and $250, on the inmate. Richard Anthony Zemla, 40, who was called to the bar in 1988, is charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of cocaine. Bulmer said the inmate has been notified that he will be charged at a future date. A spokesman with the Law Society of Upper Canada said Zemla was suspended earlier this year for administrative reasons. Zemla was released on $15,000 bail yesterday, but it later was rescinded because of a development that cannot be reported because of a publication ban. A new bail hearing is scheduled for today. - --- MAP posted-by: Jackl