Ontario Court Rejects Reduced Sentence Request From Fentanyl Dealer Facing Deportation
An Ontario judge has rejected a request for a reduced sentence from a convicted drug dealer seeking to avoid deportation. Twenty-eight-year-old permanent resident Hopeton McFarlane pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Hamilton to possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking earlier this year. The judge sentenced McFarlane to two years in prison and three years of probation earlier this month. His lawyer had asked for a conditional sentence of two years less a day, arguing in part that a prison sentence could lead to his deportation to his home country of Jamaica. McFarlane’s immigration counsel submitted a letter to the court advising that a conviction for possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking would likely trigger admissibility and deportation proceedings under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
An Ontario judge denied a request from Hopeton McFarlane, a convicted fentanyl trafficker, for a reduced sentence that would have helped him avoid deportation. McFarlane, a 28-year-old permanent resident, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison. His lawyer argued that a prison sentence could lead to deportation to Jamaica, as advised by his immigration counsel.
- An Ontario judge has rejected a request for a reduced sentence from a convicted drug dealer.
- Hopeton McFarlane, a 28-year-old permanent resident, pleaded guilty to possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking.
- McFarlane was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of probation.
- His lawyer sought a conditional sentence to prevent deportation to Jamaica.
- A conviction for trafficking fentanyl would likely trigger deportation proceedings under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
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