By Canadian Press

STIFFER PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKERS

Minimum sentence set for wholesale fentanyl trafficking

Nov 29, 2019 | 8:19 AM

EDMONTON- Alberta’s Court of Appeal has ruled that convictions for wholesale fentanyl trafficking should get a minimum sentence of nine years.

The unanimous ruling by five justices comes out of a Crown appeal in the case of Patrick Felix.

Court documents note that Felix pleaded guilty to four counts of trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine.

He was charged in 2015 after multiple sales to an undercover police officer in Fort McMurray.

Felix was sentenced to seven years in prison, but the Crown won its appeal that asked the court to establish a starting point sentence and alleging errors in the Felix case.

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The Appeal Court set a starting point of nine years and increased Felix’s overall sentence to 10-years.

(The Canadian Press)