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Accused drug dealer no-show for sentencing hearing in Penticton

Dealer no-show in court

A Penticton man was a no-show at his sentencing hearing in court Monday for drug trafficking charges.

Ryan Chaffey, in his early 40s, was first arrested for trafficking in February 2020 following a weeks-long RCMP investigation that ended in a bust at a 1000-block Westminster Avenue apartment suite.

Evidence was found at the time that a drug trafficking operation was being carried out from the residence, according to police. Cutting agents, scales, empty baggies, all used in packaging of drugs, were seized.

Chaffey was scheduled for sentencing in Penticton Provincial Court Monday, but did not make it for his 10:30 a.m. appearance.

Defence counsel asked that the matter be pushed until later in the day, but Chaffey did not arrive.

A court clerk told Castanet at 3 p.m. that the matter had been moved to Oct. 13 when it is expected Crown counsel will present an application for a warrant for Chaffey.



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