Stratford man pleads guilty to fentanyl charge after big Charlottetown bust [Video]

A 30-year-old Stratford man has pleaded guilty to possessing fentanyl for the purpose of selling it after a seizure that Charlottetown Police touted as one of the province’s largest to date. 

Tye James Poirier appeared in Charlottetown provincial court Thursday morning by video link from the provincial jail, where he has been since his arrest nearly seven months ago.

Poirier pleaded guilty to possession for the purpose of trafficking on the fentanyl charge and the federal Crown prosecutor dropped two other drug charges.

Poirier’s legal aid lawyer, Chris Van Ouwerkerk, asked for a pre-sentence report on his client, which will have to be completed before the case moves on to sentencing.

Such a report delves into the accused’s personal history through a series of interviews with people who know or have encountered the offender, to give the judge a better understanding of the circumstances around the offence.

The facts of the case against …