A Montreal man is facing a life sentence in the United States after pleading guilty to importing fentanyl into that country from his Canadian prison cell.
The U.S. Department of Justice says the drugs trafficked by Jason Joey Berry, 39, led to 15 overdoses, four of which were fatal. Berry pleaded guilty last Friday to conspiracy to import and distribute fentanyl, a crime U.S. officials say resulted in serious bodily injury and death. U.S. authorities say Berry, along with another inmate, arranged from a Canadian prison for the distribution of fentanyl and similar products from Canada and China into the United States.He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 17, 2023, and faces a mandatory minimum of life in prison.
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We should bring in a law that makes it 1st degree murder with no chance of parole for 25 years if you sell a drug that kills!
good, this should be the punishment for these type if crimes. it should also include the drug ingrediant suppliers from china too.
I love how the US deals with criminals. If this guy was convicted in Canada for the same offense he’d be sentenced to 2 years less a day and have furloughs after 6 months