Stratford man sentenced to 7.5 years after huge Charlottetown fentanyl seizure [Video]

A Stratford man will spend just over six years in federal prison for possession of fentanyl for the purpose of selling it, after a seizure that Charlottetown police called one of the province’s largest to date. 

Tye James Poirier, 30, appeared in Charlottetown provincial court Friday morning. He entered the courtroom dressed in a grey sweat suit, with both his arms and legs in cuffs. Both of his parents, along with one brother, were in the courtroom when the sentence was handed down.

Poirier held hands with family members before Judge Jeff Lantz addressed the court.

Lantz said there was no doubt Poirier suffered from a “severe addiction” but called the amount of drugs found in Poirier’s possession “troubling.” He told the court he hoped this was rock bottom for the man and would ultimately lead him to get help with his addiction.

Lantz sentenced Poirier to 90 months in prison with a credit of 13 months for …