American Actor Is Released From Pakistani Prison
Actor Erik Anthony Aude, who was freed from a Pakistani prison after serving two years on a drug charge, returned home Sunday night.
Aude, who grew up in Lancaster and had minor roles in the television series “Reba” and the film “Dude, Where’s My Car?” was released Thursday from a jail in Rawalpindi, a city near Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital.
He was arrested Feb. 15, 2002, after authorities at the Islamabad airport said they found 7.9 pounds of opium in a suitcase he was carrying minutes before he was to leave on a flight for Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Aude, who maintained he had no idea how the drugs got into his luggage, was sentenced in January 2003 to seven years in prison. Two months ago, convicted drug dealer Razmik Minasian declared in a sworn statement that he had never told Aude about the drugs in the suitcase.
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