Henk Tepper: N.B. Tepper

Federal Government Dept: DRUMMOND, N.B. - During the 373 days he spent in a Lebanese jail on allegations he tried to export rotten potatoes to Algeria, Henk Tepper says the day his daughter graduated from high school was among the most difficult, according to Winnipeg Free Press. While the federal government says it used quiet diplomacy to gain his freedom, Tepper said he was told by the Canadian ambassador in Beirut they were getting ready for him to be extradited to face the charges and new Brunswick potato farmer Henk Tepper checks on his field Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at his farm in Drummond, N.B. Tepper is back home after more than a year in a Lebanese jail.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot The farmer from New Brunswick spoke for the first time about his ordeal on Wednesday, blaming the federal government for not doing enough to help get his release as he became increasingly depressed at the prospect of facing trial in Algeria. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.