Canadian man remains marooned in DR despite dropped charges
May 1, 2025, 12:21 pm
A Canadian man, cleared of drug smuggling charges in the Dominican Republic, remains unable to return home despite the dismissal. His family expresses a mix of bewilderment and frustration as he continues to be stranded abroad, with local immigration hurdles prolonging his ordeal amid an already convoluted situation.
David Bennett was accused of smuggling drugs on March 7, but while charges were dropped over two weeks ago, he's still not allowed to return
The wife of a Canadian man who was arrested in the Dominican Republic after he was accused of smuggling drugs says all charges against him have been dropped, but he remains stuck.
The wife of a Canadian man who was arrested in the Dominican Republic after he was accused of smuggling drugs says all charges against him have been dropped, but he remains stuck there indefinitely. Jane Wilcox and her husband David Bennett had spent a week at a resort in the Dominican Republic…
Jane Wilcox says the charges against her husband David Bennett were withdrawn a little over two weeks ago, she said, but he's still not allowed to come back to Canada.
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