Crown seeks 8 years for fentanyl trafficker caught outside city – Brandon Sun

March 24, 2026
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Crown seeks 8 years for fentanyl trafficker caught outside city – Brandon Sun

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The Crown is seeking an eight-year sentence for a Steinbach man who pleaded guilty to possessing fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking in Brandon’s Court of King’s Bench on Tuesday. Travis Choboter,...

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