A former inmate at the Drumheller Institution has been sentenced to five years for being in possession of 41 grams of fentanyl for the purposes of trafficking.
Matthew Perini appeared in provincial court in Drumheller on January 18. He pleaded guilty to a single count of possession for the purposes of trafficking.
The court heard that on December 1 of 2017 the institution received intelligence that fentanyl was being brought into the Drumheller Institution. Perini was located in the tent shop. He admitted he was using drugs and was found to have them on his person. He was at the institution serving a sentence for trafficking.
Perini, 29, was released in March 2018, and his defense said he has been actively dealing with his substance abuse problems and also working to resolve this charge. He became involved in using opioids while incarcerated and supported his addiction through trafficking.
Perini was sentenced to 5 years in jail consecutive to any sentence he is currently serving and was also given a lifetime ban on possessing weapons.
