We desperately need to change some criminal laws in Canada ....

just talking about changing them is not enough.  Canada is a beacon for the dregs of society because they know our laws are laughable, so laughable that they can be taken advantage of without feeling the slightest bit of apprehension.  These dregs of society can commit crimes to their hearts' content knowing fully well that almost nothing will happen to them if they get caught.

...One man, Pritpal Singh, 23, whose father owns the store, said opium poppies would be delivered to the store and were kept in boxes or bags underneath a counter, and customers could purchase them upon asking, according to the report.

He said the worth of the poppies quadrupled in Canada: A box that sold for $475 in the U.S. would sell for $2,500 in Canada, according to the report. Another man, Saajid Ali, told agents he was paid $500 to transport the drugs to Canada.

Agents arrested each man on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute it; they're identified as Saajid Ali, 18, Khoa Mach, 20, Zaman Pasha, 20, Brian Tran, 20, all of Surrey, B.C., and Pritpal Singh, 23, and Balraj Singh, 22, of Bellingham.

The arrests are the latest in a series related to opium-poppy smuggling that spans two counties and the international border........