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Marcus Morin's sentencing hearing was held Friday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. (Image Credit: File photo.)
By Nigel Maxwell
Crime

Wanted fugitive caught with cocaine and cash

Jul 10, 2026 | 2:32 PM

A man wanted on warrants was spotted by an off-duty police officer at a Prince Albert restaurant and found with $1,000 in his pants pocket. 

A zip-lock bag he was observed tossing under a table prior to his arrest was found to contain 70 grams of cocaine. 

Those were the details shared in a Prince Albert courtroom on Friday at Marcus Morin’s sentencing hearing. Guilty pleas were entered to trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime, for which he received 15 months in jail. 

The arrest occurred last November. 

Crown Prosecutor Margaret Sproule explained that while there was no evidence to support an ongoing trafficking operation, the quantity of drugs seized was above what would be considered personal use. 

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In turn, Morin’s lawyer stated the 25-year-old had been exposed to drugs at a young age and was now using crime to support his addictions. 

With remand credit, Morin has roughly three months left to serve. 

Following his release from custody, he will then be subject to 15 months of probation, which includes a curfew and addictions counselling. 

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by Nigel Maxwell

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