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Wed Oct 2, 2013, 05:54 PM Oct 2013

(Toronto Mayor's driver) "Mayor Rob Ford's friend faces drug charges

Last edited Wed Oct 2, 2013, 07:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Mayor Rob Ford's friend faces drug charges

CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-s-friend-faces-drug-charges-1.1875670

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Alessandro (Sandro) Lisi, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s friend and occasional driver, has been charged with possession and trafficking of marijuana, police confirmed this morning.

Police have also charged Lisi, 35, with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence and possession of the proceeds of crime. He was released on Wednesday on $5,000 bail.

Another man, Jamshid Bahrami, 47, was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, three counts of trafficking marijuana and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.

The men appeared Wednesday at Old City Hall courthouse.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mayor-rob-ford-surprised-about-charges-against-friend-1.1876170

"Mayor Rob Ford 'surprised' about charges against friend"
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