In the 90's Canada had very prudish laws prohibiting certain types of Internet porn. Online gambling wasn't regulated yet and Starnet was under investigation for running online gambling sites without a license.
I don't have time to research the drug charges but they were against the Hells Angels BC which provided models for the internet porn sites.
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