Sentencing decision following guilty pleas to trafficking in a Schedule I substance (Oxycontin) under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and possession of proceeds of crime under the Criminal Code.
Police executed search warrants at two residences and seized large quantities of oxycodone pills with an estimated value of approximately $35,000, along with cash proceeds.
The offender had no prior criminal record and pleaded guilty early, but the court found significant aggravating factors including the large quantity of a hard drug and trafficking motivated by financial gain rather than addiction.
The court emphasized denunciation and deterrence in prescription opioid trafficking and rejected a conditional sentence.
A custodial sentence followed by probation was imposed.
