Toronto mom sentenced after taping cocaine to 12-year-old son on way back from Aruba

A Toronto mother, Cassandra Gordon, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for using her son to smuggle 3.5 kilograms of cocaine from Aruba into Canada. Justice David Harris emphasized the importance of rehabilitation in her case, given her status as a first offender and mother of two, while also condemning her actions as a significant aggravating factor. Although the Crown sought a seven-year sentence, the judge recommended early release to allow her to care for her children, despite rejecting her defense of duress.

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