2005 Minnesota Statutes - 152.0261 — Importing controlled substances across state borders.

     152.0261 Importing controlled substances across state 
  borders. 


    Subdivision 1.    Felony.  A person who crosses a state 
 or international border into Minnesota while in possession of an 
 amount of a controlled substance that constitutes a first degree 
 controlled substance crime under section 152.021, subdivision 2, 
 is guilty of importing controlled substances and may be 
 sentenced as provided in subdivision 3. 


    Subd. 1a.    Use of person under 18 to import.  A person 
 who conspires with or employs a person under the age of 18 to 
 cross a state or international border into Minnesota while that 
 person or the person under the age of 18 is in possession of an 
 amount of a controlled substance that constitutes a controlled 
 substance crime under sections 152.021 to 152.025 and 152.0262, 
 with the intent to obstruct the criminal justice process, is 
 guilty of importing controlled substances and may be sentenced 
 as provided in subdivision 3. 


    Subd. 2.    Jurisdiction.  A violation of this section 
 may be charged, indicted, and tried in any county, but not more 
 than one county, into or through which the actor has brought the 
 controlled substance. 


    Subd. 3.    Penalty.  A person convicted of violating 
 this section is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
 imprisonment for not more than 35 years or to payment of a fine 
 of not more than $1,250,000, or both. 


    HIST: 1990 c 602 art 7 s 7; 1998 c 367 art 4 s 4,5; 2005 c 136 
 art 7 s 21