Mickey Buonomo was sentenced to eight years in prison for possession of nearly half a kilogram of fentanyl, a deadly drug discovered during a high-risk traffic stop in 2021. The court deemed the amount of fentanyl 'staggering' and recognized the serious impact of fentanyl on the community and the country.
A Sault Ste. Marie drug dealer, nabbed with nearly half a kilogram of fentanyl, will spend eight years behind bars in a federal penitentiary.
A jury found Buonomo, 44, guilty of possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of a prohibited weapon for owning a taser. When he imposed the time in the penitentiary, Superior Court Justice Patrick Boucher, regional senior judge for the northeast region, said the appropriate range for such fentanyl offences, is eight to 15 years.
However, the judge said, he is unable to conclude that Buonomo had a role in running the fentanyl trafficking operation.
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