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Am I going to die?: Ontario man back home after 71-day legal ordeal in Dominican Republic [Video]

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After more than two months stuck in the Dominican Republic, David Bennett is finally back home in Ontario.

Although he is now physically free, he is still emotionally recovering from what he describes as a harrowing ordeal.

The 57-year-old was arrested on March 7 in Punta Cana after he and his wife, Jane Wilcox, say they were shown a yellow bag they didn’t recognize. The bag was labelled “Davi Bennett,” differing from his legal name David R. Bennett.

However, that similarity was enough for him to get flagged by authorities and held back at the airport for interrogation.

That moment marked the start of a weeks-long legal and bureaucratic nightmare for the couple.

“We just knew that we are under arrest for drug importation allegation,” he said, about himself and another couple.

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Bennett said he knew from the moment he was detained that the situation would not be resolved quickly.

“I just knew I wasn’t going home that day,” he told Global News. “I …

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