Deadpool8812
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Well he also made solid contact with Malkin last spring that basically tookhim out of the playoffs
Jori Lehterä implicated in investigation into Finnish cocaine ring
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FLYguy3911
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I strive to have Lehtera's job security someday.
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Well, you're not as confused as he is.
Really hope it isn't true, because it would be a shame for someone to throw away their reputation like that. Plus losing any opportunity to play in Europe/Russia or (especially) be involved in coaching at pretty much any level. But that could very well be the penalty for (I assume) bad judgement wrt getting involved in sketchy activities or sketchy people.
Curufinwe
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One can only hope he's arrested in the middle of a game and escorted off the ice by police, never to appear in a Flyers uniform again.
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Around the time when the news broke, the police was finishing their investigation and putting the case forth to the prosecutor. The prosecutor will now spend some time determining who he is going to charge and on what offence. It's a big case, so no speedy developments should be expected around Lehtera [pun].
Captain Dave Poulin
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Yeah, I desperately want him elsewhere, but not in jail. Hope he's just the victim of a cabinjacking or something.
deadhead
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I doubt he's involved in any sort of trafficking, it's possible but doesn't make sense since he'd be risking a very nice salary this season.
More likely, it's got to be a small social circle (we're talking Finland, the whole country has the same population as the Greater Philly area (5.5 million) and he's hanging with a professional social circle in a tourist area.
Very possible he did a little offseason partying with some of these people and either they used his cottage without his permission or told him "hey, Jori, while you're in America, can we use it on the weekends?" Not much different than some friends asking to use your beach house if you're away six months, you might want that if you thought they were mature (not frat boys) because it means it might discourage break-ins if people are see there on a regular basis.
More likely, it's got to be a small social circle (we're talking Finland, the whole country has the same population as the Greater Philly area (5.5 million) and he's hanging with a professional social circle in a tourist area.
Very possible he did a little offseason partying with some of these people and either they used his cottage without his permission or told him "hey, Jori, while you're in America, can we use it on the weekends?" Not much different than some friends asking to use your beach house if you're away six months, you might want that if you thought they were mature (not frat boys) because it means it might discourage break-ins if people are see there on a regular basis.
Deadpool8812
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It's sad how people are actually hoping he is involved just so we can void his contract
Give your heads a shake
Give your heads a shake
YEM
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we've seen him play hockey
we've seen enough
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To help with the guessing games, this is the legal definition of the "Narcotics offence" Lehtera is specifically suspected of:
It's noteworthy that there's another offence (50:4) that covers for abetting by financing or loaning money for drug trade purposes, which some people have been guessing as he's loaded with money, but he's not suspected of that. Though, there is a caveat in 50:4 that it doesn't apply if the action suspected as crime falls under 50:1 or the aggravated version of it (50:2).
It's noteworthy that there's another offence (50:4) that covers for abetting by financing or loaning money for drug trade purposes, which some people have been guessing as he's loaded with money, but he's not suspected of that. Though, there is a caveat in 50:4 that it doesn't apply if the action suspected as crime falls under 50:1 or the aggravated version of it (50:2).
Update on this. (with google translate, don't have time to translate this now but google seems to do fine job.)
MTV: NHL-pelaaja Jori Lehterän huumerikosepäily etenee syyteharkintaan
According to the Criminal Police Program, the deadline for bringing charges is at the beginning of December. Lehterä has denied having committed the crime.
According to the MTV crime scene, the drug suspect of NHL player Jori Lehterä proceeds to prosecution.
The Philadelphia Flyers player is linked to a major drug investigation by the Finnish police in which the crime scene reports that there are 25 suspects.
According to the program, the case will be transferred to the suspects for a prosecution within the next couple of weeks and the deadline for bringing charges is at the beginning of December.
The 30-year-old Lehterä, suspected of having committed a drug offense, has denied having been involved in police investigations.
MTV: NHL-pelaaja Jori Lehterän huumerikosepäily etenee syyteharkintaan
According to the Criminal Police Program, the deadline for bringing charges is at the beginning of December. Lehterä has denied having committed the crime.
According to the MTV crime scene, the drug suspect of NHL player Jori Lehterä proceeds to prosecution.
The Philadelphia Flyers player is linked to a major drug investigation by the Finnish police in which the crime scene reports that there are 25 suspects.
According to the program, the case will be transferred to the suspects for a prosecution within the next couple of weeks and the deadline for bringing charges is at the beginning of December.
The 30-year-old Lehterä, suspected of having committed a drug offense, has denied having been involved in police investigations.
mja
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Captain Dave Poulin
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MTV fighting crime now? Awesome.
They haven't done anything useful since Carson Daly ruined the place. 
It means that the police have finished their investigation for the most part and the case moves to the prosecutor (in Finland the police and the prosecutor are more separate than in many other countries). The prosecutor will make the decision who is charged and who is not. Per that article decision to prosecute must be made in the beginning of December at the latest.
Yes I know what the article says. I mean it's unclear whether it means Lehterä specifically or the case as a whole.
Ah, ok. I read it meaning all the suspects or at least most of them including Lehterä.
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I'm sure the Flyers will dispatch their best legal team to aid their cherished veteran. Hakstol would be lost without him.
Just in case he does get prosecuted, who is the next terrible player we can pick up via cap dump trade that will prevent a young player with skill and a future from earning a spot for 2 seasons?
Just in case he does get prosecuted, who is the next terrible player we can pick up via cap dump trade that will prevent a young player with skill and a future from earning a spot for 2 seasons?
Foggy14
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That sounds about right. He will start next season as our "3C" but play more than Patrick on most nights and especially in the 3rd period.
Hakstol should represent Lehterä himself! Hakshell defense in court room.
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