Expert opinions delay sentencing for 2C-B dealer
The sentencing of a young man guilty of trafficking the uncommon party drug 2C-B, was delayed this afternoon so the Crown’s medical experts could make sure all of the court’s information on the drug is accurate.
The drug first turned up in the area Feb. 20 of last year, when paramedics were called to a Prince Albert residence where six people were suffering drug overdose symptoms. All six were taken to hospital, and the following day officers from Prince Albert’s Integrated Street Enforcement Team raided a residence on 11th St. E. Police seized a quantity of unknown substances, including 2C-B, which Prince Albert police had never encountered before.
During the raid police arrested 19-year-old Douglas Jean Neufeld, who was charged with six counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, trafficking dimethoxybenzeneethanamine (the legal name for 2C-B), and possession of the proceeds of crime.
In July, Neufeld pleaded guilty to the trafficking charges and possessing the proceeds of crime. According to his lawyer, the Crown chose not to pursue the criminal negligence charges following Neufeld’s guilty pleas.