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Five-year penitentiary sentence imposed on mid-level addicted trafficker for possessing 63.9g of fentanyl.
The accused pled guilty to possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking.
Police seized 63.9 grams of fentanyl cut with benzodiazepine, a highly dangerous combination, while the accused was on release for similar allegations.
The court found the accused to be a mid-level addicted trafficker with a lengthy criminal record and no viable rehabilitation plan.
Citing the high moral culpability and significant danger of fentanyl, the court rejected a conditional sentence and imposed a 5-year penitentiary sentence less pre-sentence custody credit.
