UNC-CH prof convicted of Argentina drug smugglingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A University of North Carolina professor is complaining his conviction on drug smuggling charges in Argentina is an injustice. Sixty-eight-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill physics professor Paul Frampton tells The News & Observer of Raleigh (http://bit.ly/Y6aHSc ) he unknowingly carried 4 pounds of cocaine hidden in a suitcase from Bolivia while on a quest to meet a famous bikini model. The Oxford-educated professor was sentenced to four years and eight months of confinement this week. He expects to serve the time under house arrest at a friend's apartment in Buenos Aires. Frampton also is fighting a decision by university officials to stop paying his $107,000 salary for failing to fulfill teaching and other duties. Frampton says he's now worried the university will fire him. ___ Information from: The News & Observer, http://www.newsobserver.com |
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