Details are now emerging in the case of a B.C. man sentenced to 11 years in prison for possessing large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
A July 2 sentencing decision from Justice Andrew Majawa revealed the events leading to the arrest and conviction of 45-year-old Jason Conrad who admitted to two counts of possessing fentanyl and cocaine with the intent to traffic. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid.
Conrad was arrested in March 2023 after being observed by police making multiple visits to a house producing fentanyl in Richmond, B.C., and leaving with a full backpack, according to court documents, summarizing an agreed-upon statement of facts….