Pubdate: Wed, 03 Oct 2007
Source: Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC)
Copyright: 2007 Times Colonist
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/481
Author: CanWest News Service
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U.S. WAR DESERTER IS HELD AFTER POT ARREST IN NELSON

NELSON - A U.S. army deserter has been arrested in Nelson.

Robin Long, 24, was arrested by police on a countrywide warrant on Monday.

Long, who is from Ontario, was in Nelson visiting friends and staying 
with fellow war resisters.

But Nelson police Chief Dan Maluta said Long was arrested as a result 
of regular police work, not because they were targeting war resisters.

Maluta said an officer investigated four men in a park smoking what 
he alleged to be marijuana. In running a check, the officer 
discovered the warrant and arrested Long.
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