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Judge doesn't believe accused's story

TYLER Dobie claims he had no idea that it was illegal drugs he shoved down the front of his pants after being pulled over by Winnipeg police.

Now a Manitoba judge has rejected his story, saying Dobie must have known the package contained a large quantity of crack cocaine.

Dobie, 21, was convicted Thursday of possession for the purpose of trafficking and could face a lengthy jail term when he is sentenced later this spring

"I don't believe the accused," Queen's Bench Justice Rick Saull said in reaching his verdict. "He knew what it was, he had the intent to traffic in that drug."

Dobie, who has no prior criminal record, was arrested in March 2008 after a routine traffic stop in Transcona. Two Winnipeg police officers said they became suspicious after spotting a "bulge" in Dobie's pants, who was in the passenger seat of the white SUV.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition March 12, 2010 A16

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