CANADIAN IS CONVICTED OF SMUGGLING $1 M HEROIN CHAMPLAIN - A Canadian athlete has been convicted of smuggling nearly six pounds of heroin across the border in northern New York, federal prosecutors said. Kofi Yevakpor, 35, was arrested Oct. 18 by U.S. Customs and Border protection at the Champlain crossing after a search of his luggage turned up an estimated $1 million worth of heroin. He was convicted by a federal jury Tuesday of two charges, and faces sentencing in federal court in June, court documents said. Yevakpor, a professional sprinter, immigrated to Canada from Ghana in 1994 and has competed internationally.
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