A Quebec man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for smuggling counterfeit Canadian identity documents produced in China, according to the Canada Border Services Agency.
Jonghun Lee, 41, pleaded guilty on Nov. 18 at the Laval courthouse to attempting to import 509 counterfeit Canadian permanent resident cards and 506 fake Alberta driver’s licences, according to a Dec. 3 CBSA press release. Lee was also convicted of forging Canadian citizenship cards, Canadian permanent resident cards, work permits, and driver’s licences from various Canadian provinces.
