A Young Toronto Man Caught in Corunna Two Years Ago With a Loaded Gun and Drugs, Including Nearly 123 Grams of Fentanyl, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison.
A Young Toronto Man Caught in Corunna Two Years Ago with a a Loaded Gun and Drugs, Including Nearly 123 Grams of Fentanyl, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison.
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During Elijah Francique’s Sentencing Hearing Friday in Sarnia, Federal Prosecutor Brian Higgins Told The Judge Fentanyl is Deadly.
“As are Firearms, Especially Loaded Firearms,” Assistant Crown Attorney Michael Donald Added. “The Combination of Such is Particularly Dangerous and Serious.”
Lambton Opp Pulled over a vehicle on Cameron Street in Corunna on Aug. 30, 2023 AROUND 8 PM AMID A DRUG Trafficking Investigation, Police Said at the Time. Officers Found a Loaded, Prohibited Firearm, Fentanyl, Cocaine and Hydromorphone, and the Driver Previously had been released with Linked to Trafficking Charges, Police Said.
The Court Heard a Backpack in the Car Belonging to Frankic, Who Had Been Charge in Peterborough in 2022 with Trafficking, contained Almost 123 Grams of Fentanyl, Nearly 47 Grams of Cocaine and Five Hydromorphone Pills. Lambton OPP OFFICERS ALSO FOUND A Springfield Armory Hellcat Nine-Millimeter Handgun, A Banned Weapon in Canada Due to its Barrel Length, Loaded with 11 Nine-Millimeter Rounds and one more in the chamber. The Magazine also was illegal as it held more rounds Than Permitted.
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Francique, then a 22-Year-Old Scarborough resident, was hit with 13 charges, Lambton Opp Said at the time. NOW 23, He Pleaded Guilty Friday to Possessing Fentanyl for the purpose of Trafficking, Possessing a Prohibited Firearm with ammunition, and unauthorized possession of a weapon. He also Pleaded Guilty to Possessing Fetanyl for the purpose of Trafficking in Peterborough the Previous Year – He Had About 33 Grams in A Stolen Car, The Court Heard – and Got A Total Sentence of 7.5 Years.
Superior short justice jason Howie Told Francique Fentanyl is 20 Times More pottent thanin and the Most Efficient Killer of Society’s Most Vulnerable People.
“That’s What Fentanyl is,” He Said.
Francique’s Lawyer, Akash Singh, Said His Client Was Born and Raised in Moss Park, Toronto, An Area Known for Drug Issues, and Became A Product of Environment Despite Having A Good Family. Beforehand Getting $ 50,000 leases In Sarnia in September 2023, The First-Time Offender Spent The Equivalent of 123 Days in Pre-Plea Custody There and in Toronto and Peterborough.
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“Spending Time in Custody has been eye-openering for Him,” Singh Said.
Francic Got about Four Months Taken Off Henture.
Higgins Said What Francique Did in Sarnia was More Serious Than Peterborough – He has no ties to eith city – as he had more drugs, the Gun, and was out on bail at the time.
“All Those Things are exceedingly aggravating,” He Said.
When Given a Chance to Speak, Francique Read from A Written stément and Started by Apologizing.
“I’m Truly Sorry,” He Said. “I’ll make a better for myyself.”
He Added He’s Learned about the Effects of Drug Use and has no intention of Doing this Again.
The Rest of the Charge He was facing were dropped.
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