Pubdate: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Copyright: 2003 The Calgary Sun Contact: http://www.fyicalgary.com/calsun.shtml Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67 Author: Canadian Press MAN'S MEDICINE LANDS HIM IN JAIL WINNIPEG -- Supporters of a Manitoba missionary nurse say he has been in a Mexican penitentiary for nearly a month after driving into the country with cough syrup and over-the-counter cold medicine. Steve Frey, 47, faces charges of transporting a prohibited controlled substance. Family and friends say he was carrying medicine for a clinic that helps impoverished Mexican families. "This is frustrating, but we are not without hope," said Frey's father, Alvin, a pastor. "He must be exonerated. It doesn't make sense. If you can go to jail for years for cough syrup, something must be wrong." Frey's family believes Mexican officials are concerned about the medicinal ingredient pseudoephedrine, which is common in allergy medicine. - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk