The offender was convicted of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking after police seized 188.72 grams of powder cocaine and 20.75 grams of crack cocaine from his apartment.
The Crown sought a penitentiary sentence of 3 to 3.5 years, while the defence argued for a non-custodial sentence, citing exceptional circumstances and case law on addict traffickers.
The court rejected the defence's argument, finding no evidence the offender was an addict and concluding he was a commercial trafficker.
However, emphasizing rehabilitation for a youthful first offender, the court sentenced him to two years less a day in reformatory and two years of probation.
