(ALBANY, N.Y.) – Mathieu Forget, age 32, of St-Anicet, Quebec, Canada, was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in prison for conspiring to distribute marijuana.
Following his extradition from Canada, Forget admitted that he and his co-conspirators smuggled thousands of pounds of marijuana into the United States from Canada through the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation. The marijuana was distributed throughout the northeastern United States. Forget admitted to transporting hundreds of pounds of marijuana across the St. Lawrence River in a boat at least 20 times, and on 30 other occasions, helping transport hundreds of pounds of marijuana smuggled in vehicles to locations in New York and New England.
Chief United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby also imposed a 5-year term of supervised release following Forget’s term of imprisonment. Forget’s co-defendant, Allan Peters, was sentenced on February 12, 2015 to 144 months in prison for his role in the conspiracy. A third defendant, Colin Stewart, pled guilty and is awaiting sentencing on August 8, 2018.
