The accused was charged with two counts of possession of heroin and crack cocaine for the purpose of trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
The accused initially pleaded not guilty to the trafficking charges but guilty to simple possession.
The Crown rejected the pleas and the trial proceeded.
The accused testified that the drugs were for personal use, funded by online poker winnings.
The court found the accused's evidence incredible due to numerous inconsistencies with statements made to an addiction medicine specialist and the mathematical impossibility of affording such quantities on welfare income alone.
The court concluded the accused was an "addict trafficker" who possessed the drugs to sell them to fund his own addiction.
Both charges were proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
