One of three men charged in relation to a drug bust in Inverness Co. has had his case referred to Wellness Court.
RCMP say members of the Inverness/Richmond Street Crime Enforcement Unit searched a home in Sugar Camp in April 2018.
They say officers seized roughly 150 grams of cocaine, marijuana, hashish, drug paraphernalia and cash.
Police say they arrested three men from Sugar Camp.
Joshua Nicholson, 32, Brendan MacAskill, 27, and Steven MacEachern, 25, all originally faced four counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking and a single count of possession of equipment to assist in the trafficking of cocaine.
They all elected trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court by judge and jury, and were scheduled for their preliminary inquiries, which determine if there’s enough evidence to send a case to trial, in March.
Instead, MacEachern entered a guilty plea to possession of equipment to assist in the trafficking of cocaine, and was expected back in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court for sentencing Monday; he was referred to Wellness Court.
He’s scheduled to make his first appearance June 20.
Nicholson pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and three breaches, and received a two-year prison sentence and one year of probation.
MacAskill was sentenced to one-year probation and fined for possession.
