A 74-year-old Canadian woman extradited to U.S. on 29-year-old pot charge

[Grunco]

TORONTO — A 74-year-old woman from Hamilton, Ont., who attempted to cross the border into New York state earlier this week learned the hard way that the United States does not take kindly to drug charges — no matter how old.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection say Homenella Cole advised border officers at the Lewiston-Queenston border crossing Monday that she was inadmissible to the U.S. because of previous criminal convictions in Canada.

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[Pat McCotter]

When she was extradited to NYC, it's a wonder CBP didn't charge her for entering the US when she was "inadmissable."