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Canadian man stranded in Dominican despite dropped charges

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David Bennett was arrested after airport security flagged a suspicious bag bearing a misspelled tag reading Davi Bennett ’ instead of his correct name.

Bennett was charged with drug trafficking and subsequently taken into custody in the Dominican Republic .

Bennett spent a weekend in custody, first in a standing room cell only, then in a slightly less packed cell with more than a dozen other men.

Bennett 's lawyer says the Canadian man has suffered substantial emotional and psychological distress.

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