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FrontRow · Nov 11, 2026

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U.S. authorities are accusing the two top officials of a Canadian company of operating a long-running scheme to illegally import prescription drugs into the U.S., according to court records filed Tuesday. John Thomas Howard, treasurer and a director of the company, CANARX, was arrested Sunday on smuggling and conspiracy charges, according to the records. Bob Howard, his brother, who is president and a director of CANARX, is also wanted in the federal investigation, according to an affidavit from Dustin Dobbs, a special agent with the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Criminal Investigations. He has not yet been taken into custody. Besides conspiracy and smuggling, the arrest warrant said John Thomas Howard was charged with introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce and illegal drug importation. No plea has been filed.

U.S. authorities are accusing the two top officials of a Canadian company of operating a long-running scheme to illegally import prescription drugs into the U.S., according to court records filed Tuesday. John Thomas Howard, treasurer and a director of the company, CANARX, was arrested Sunday on smuggling and conspiracy charges, according to the records. Bob Howard, his brother, who is president and a director of CANARX, is also wanted in the federal investigation, according to an affidavit from Dustin Dobbs, a special agent with the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Criminal Investigations. He has not yet been taken into custody. Besides conspiracy and smuggling, the arrest warrant said John Thomas Howard was charged with introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce and illegal drug importation. No plea has been filed.

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