Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking
R. v. Trembley
Sentence and the Crown's position
What the law allows
Jordan Trembley pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, after police found over half a kilogram of fentanyl and over three-quarters of a kilogram of cocaine in his Vancouver apartment in 2021. Crown and defence jointly proposed four years' imprisonment. Associate Chief Justice Holmes accepted the joint submission and imposed four years on the fentanyl count with two and a half years concurrent on the cocaine count, noting his guilty plea, lack of a record, Gladue factors and rehabilitation since the offences.
In the judge's words
1Counsel have given a great deal of consideration to the joint submission they have made to the Court. I have no hesitation in concluding that the proposed sentences are fit, and that they properly reflect the principles of sentencing, the jurisprudence, the moral culpability of Mr. Trembley, and the other relevant circumstances.
The record
- Convicted of
- Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking (CDSA 5(2), 2 counts)
- Prior convictions
- 0 prior convictions1
- At the time of the offence
- Not stated1
- Defence asked for
- 4 years in custody1
- Appeal
- Not yet checked
- Counsel
- Crown: T.J. Lattimer
Defence: C.B.S. Muldoon
Sources
- R. v. Trembley, 2025 BCSC 2550 Court decision, CanLII, September 24, 2025
[2] Counsel jointly propose a sentence of two-and-a-half years' incarceration on the cocaine charge and four years' incarceration on the fentanyl charge, those to be served concurrently.
[2] Counsel jointly propose a sentence of two-and-a-half years' incarceration on the cocaine charge and four years' incarceration on the fentanyl charge, those to be served concurrently.
[1] THE COURT: Jordan Trembley pleaded guilty last October to two charges: possession for the purposes of trafficking in cocaine (count 8) and possession for the purposes of trafficking in fentanyl (count 9).
[16] He has no criminal history of any type.
[21] Counsel have given a great deal of consideration to the joint submission they have made to the Court. I have no hesitation in concluding that the proposed sentences are fit, and that they properly reflect the principles of sentencing, the jurisprudence, the moral culpability of Mr. Trembley, and the other relevant circumstances.
[23] On count 8, which is the offence of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, contrary to s. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, I sentence you to imprisonment for two-and-a-half years. … [24] On count 9, which is the same offence but relating to fentanyl, I sentence you to four years' imprisonment. That sentence is to be served concurrently with the sentence on count 8.
- R. v. Trembley, 2025 BCSC 2550 Court decision, Courts of British Columbia