By Chelsea Laskowski

Accused in possible fake oxy case cites addiction

Feb 27, 2015 | 6:19 AM

A Prince Albert man arrested in connection to possible fake Oxycontin pills made a surprising admission instead of trying to get out on bail on Thursday.

Gregory Klyne, 44, was arrested for possession for the purpose of trafficking, among other charges, after police executed a search warrant earlier this week.

On Thursday, Klyne chose to represent himself at a bail hearing, but it quickly became clear he wouldn’t be requesting bail.

Klyne told the Prince Albert Provincial Court judge “I’m too far gone inside my addiction to be released.”

He said he’d be hiring a private lawyer to represent him at his next court appearance.

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On Monday, police found a large quantity of four hard drugs in the East Flat home, including possible fake Oxycontin pills. They’d previously issued a warning about such pills circulating in the city.

He was arrested earlier this year – on Jan. 10 – after a traffic stop in Prince Albert. At the time, Prince Albert police said they found 34 grams of methamphetamine, 24.9 grams of cocaine, 28.6 grams of crack cocaine, 5.4 grams of ecstasy, and $2,685 in cash in that vehicle.

The Feb. 23 search warrant yielded 27.7 grams (g) of cocaine, 13.8 g of meth, 25.5 g of ecstasy and  and included 49 pills believed to be counterfeit Oxycontin.

Both arrests led to charges of possession of proceeds obtained by crime, but the Jan. 10 drug charges are for possession while the Feb. 23 incident alleges the drugs were meant to be sold.

paNOW has a public information request in for the bail documents from Klyne’s last release.

claskowski@jpbg.ca

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