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    Feb 2, 2010, 07:22 PM
    SOL on drug charges
    If a Canadian is charged with Drug Smuggling, does not show up in court, flees Canada, then returns to Csanada 23 years later, will the charge still be on file?
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    Feb 2, 2010, 08:05 PM

    Yes, once charged, there is no SOL, SOL is only from the time a crime is done, till they are charged, so once charged the SOL stops.

    So there should be a active warrant for them
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