Students Heading For Ski Hill Confined To Bus For Nine

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Pubdate: Thu, 19 Feb 2004
Source: National Post (Canada)
Copyright: 2004 Southam Inc.
Contact:  http://www.nationalpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286
Author: Allan Woods

STUDENTS HEADING FOR SKI HILL CONFINED TO BUS FOR NINE HOURS DURING DRUG SEARCH

A U.S. tour operator is angry that Quebec border guards detained 592 
ski-bound students for nine hours after finding 46 fake IDs, three ounces 
of marijuana and some magic mushrooms. The students were made to wait on 
the bus from 4 a.m. until 1 p.m. last Friday. Daniel Callahan, of Ski 
Travel Unlimited, said offenders should have been arrested -- which they 
were not -- quickly rather than have all students suffer. Mr. Callahan will 
tell tourism officials and the Canadian embassy in the United States that 
the incident has jeopardized millions of tourism dollars. Union head Claude 
Bisson defended the guards' actions. "Would you like us to let people in 
with fake IDs and narcotics?" he asked. "We are Canadians but we are not 
stupid."
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