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| James Toner allowed to leave 'legal limbo' in India | James Toner allowed to leave 'legal limbo' in India |
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| A man has arrive home in Glasgow more than four years after being wrongly arrested in India on drug dealing charges. | |
| James Toner was arrested in Goa in May 2009, and accused of possessing 2.5kg of cannabis. | James Toner was arrested in Goa in May 2009, and accused of possessing 2.5kg of cannabis. |
| Police officers who dealt with his case have since faced dismissal from the service and criminal proceedings, for corruption. | Police officers who dealt with his case have since faced dismissal from the service and criminal proceedings, for corruption. |
| But, Mr Toner was only given permission to leave India in the past few days. | But, Mr Toner was only given permission to leave India in the past few days. |
| Mr Toner, from the Castlemilk area, had always denied being involved in cannabis dealing, but has admitted having a small quantity of the drug for his personal use. | Mr Toner, from the Castlemilk area, had always denied being involved in cannabis dealing, but has admitted having a small quantity of the drug for his personal use. |
| He has claimed police officers asked him for $10,000 - almost £6,500 - to make the case against him go away. | He has claimed police officers asked him for $10,000 - almost £6,500 - to make the case against him go away. |
| He was held in prison for eleven months, but faced more than 80 court appearances after being released because the main police witness had been suspended from duty as part of a long running investigation into corruption in Goa's drugs squad. | He was held in prison for eleven months, but faced more than 80 court appearances after being released because the main police witness had been suspended from duty as part of a long running investigation into corruption in Goa's drugs squad. |
| Even when the charges against Mr Toner were dismissed, there was a lengthy wait to see if the prosecution would lodge an appeal. | Even when the charges against Mr Toner were dismissed, there was a lengthy wait to see if the prosecution would lodge an appeal. |
| His passport was seized by the authorities, and he was barred from working in Goa so had to rely on friends back in the UK to send him money. | His passport was seized by the authorities, and he was barred from working in Goa so had to rely on friends back in the UK to send him money. |
| Mr Toner has previously said he travelled to India to "find himself" after suffering depression that he believes was caused by the death of his brother, Martin, who was murdered in Glasgow in 2004. | Mr Toner has previously said he travelled to India to "find himself" after suffering depression that he believes was caused by the death of his brother, Martin, who was murdered in Glasgow in 2004. |