EX-MARIJUANA SMUGGLER TURNS OVER NEW LEAF, TOUTS SKILLS

After a long career of crime, Brian O'Dea is trying to turn his life
around. But instead of keeping his stint as a drug smuggler under wraps,
he's relying on it as a credential in his job search.

"Co-owned and participated in the executive level management of 120 people
world-wide in a successful pot-smuggling venture with revenues in excess of
US$100 million annually," Mr. O'Dea proclaims in a classified ad he placed
in a Toronto newspaper last month. "Expert in all levels of security ...
extensive computer skills ... well-traveled and speak English, French and
Spanish."

Headlined "Former Marijuana Smuggler," the ad further notes that Mr. O'Dea
recently completed a 10-year jail sentence in Canada for "importing 75 tons
of marijuana into the United States." The Toronto resident is now seeking
"a legal and legitimate means" to support his wife and child.

After weeding through more than 150 responses from "pranksters and
morning-radio talk-show types," Mr. O'Dea says he has a half-dozen solid
job offers, including some from large Canadian corporations he declines to
name.

The 52-year-old says he has been dope-free since 1986, when he left his
five partners and ring of growers, runners and hustlers. He reckons his
extensive experience will give him the leg up on others being dumped into
the job market in the slowing economy. Not to mention his references,
"available from friends, family and the U.S. attorney."