I remember KRL asking about the legalities of internet seed dealing about a year ago. The indictment says it is a $3 million dollar a year business that Emery was running.
From the looks of the indictment he is charged as if he was selling marijuana and conspiring with Americans to cultivate. His seeds have been traced to illegal grows in a number of states.
Mainstream media reports:
http://news.google.ca/nwshp?hl=en&gl...story_id%3D280
Here is the article from his site regarding the raids, a different point of view:
http://www.cannabisculture.ca/articles/4466.html
Alot of questions have been raised on this forum from non-US residents about what can happen if you break US law and do not reside in the US, this is a perfect example of the use of the MLAT between the US and Canada.
The DEA requested cooperation from the Canadians and got it without hesitation. If extradited and convicted, Emery will likely die in jail.