Despite concerns from Crown that a conditional sentence could not "control" him, a provincial court judge has sentenced a 23-year-old Courtenay man to one year house arrest for trafficking cocaine.
Phillip Morgan Saunders was initially arrested on Nov. 16, 2007, after police smelled marijuana during a scuffle over a bottle of vodka in Saunders' possession.
When returned to the detachment, a small amount of pot as well as 0.6 grams of cocaine were found on Saunders.
"He was rambling on about how the marijuana, the vodka and the coke were all his and he was bringing them home," said federal Crown prosecutor Bonnie Macdonald.
About three months later, as Saunders awaited trial on the drug possession charge, an unidentified source told police that a particular phone number was being used for a dial-a-dope operation.
Police called the number and set up a buy for three spitballs, or 1.2 grams, of cocaine. They were met by Saunders.
Defence lawyer Michael Harris said his client was not the one behind the dial-a-dope operation.
More information : http://www.canada.com/House+arrest+drug+delivery/1506620/story.html
Phillip Morgan Saunders was initially arrested on Nov. 16, 2007, after police smelled marijuana during a scuffle over a bottle of vodka in Saunders' possession.
When returned to the detachment, a small amount of pot as well as 0.6 grams of cocaine were found on Saunders.
"He was rambling on about how the marijuana, the vodka and the coke were all his and he was bringing them home," said federal Crown prosecutor Bonnie Macdonald.
About three months later, as Saunders awaited trial on the drug possession charge, an unidentified source told police that a particular phone number was being used for a dial-a-dope operation.
Police called the number and set up a buy for three spitballs, or 1.2 grams, of cocaine. They were met by Saunders.
Defence lawyer Michael Harris said his client was not the one behind the dial-a-dope operation.
More information : http://www.canada.com/House+arrest+drug+delivery/1506620/story.html
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