Preliminary hearings set in separate drug smuggling cases
LETHBRIDGE – Preliminary hearings have been set in two separate matters that involve allegations of three individuals trying to bring drugs into Canada at the U.S. border last December.
The hearings will determine if there is enough evidence for the cases to proceed to trial.
During a brief appearance in Lethbridge Provincial Court Friday, Sept. 14, a lawyer appearing for Gurminder Singh Toor and Kirandeep Kaur Toor – charged in connection with a border inspection on Dec. 2, 2017 at the Coutts port of entry – had their one-day prelim has been set for Nov. 16.
Immediately after setting that date, the case of Kuldeep Singh was then called up – charged just over two weeks later on Dec. 17, also at Coutts – with his prelim set to run Nov. 27 and 28.