Mississauga man, 45, sentenced to 13 years in jail in Halton police drug trafficking investigation

A forty five-year-old Mississauga man has been sentenced to 13 years and 222 days for possession for the needs of trafficking fentanyl. He additionally obtained a ten 12 months concurrent sentence on two counts of cocaine possession with intent to site visitors cocaine.

Ajmer Singh, 45, and 6 others, had been arrested in April of 2021 as a part of a seven-month lengthy investigation by Halton Regional Police Service known as Challenge Lynx. Forty fees had been laid on account of the probe.

Deputy Chief of Regional Operations Jeff Hill mentioned the “sentencing sends a powerful message that those that put a few of our weak neighborhood members in danger will probably be held accountable.”

He added: “One of these exercise won't ever be tolerated in our neighborhood and our members will stay relentless in battling the continued opioid disaster and bringing these concerned in trafficking to prosecution.”

The court docket additionally ordered the forfeiture of $727,883 money, a automobile used within the crimes and several other items of high-end jewellery.