1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to crime prevention; providing for increased 
  1.3             criminal penalties for persons who use children to 
  1.4             import controlled substances into the state; amending 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.0261, by adding a 
  1.6             subdivision. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.0261, is 
  1.9   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 1a.  [USE OF PERSON UNDER 18 TO IMPORT.] A person who 
  1.11  conspires with or employs a person under the age of 18 to cross 
  1.12  a state or international border into Minnesota while that person 
  1.13  or the person under the age of 18 is in possession of an amount 
  1.14  of a controlled substance that constitutes a controlled 
  1.15  substance crime under sections 152.021 to 152.025, is guilty of 
  1.16  importing controlled substances and may be sentenced as provided 
  1.17  in subdivision 3.