Drug problems downfall for man
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This article was published 14/04/2010 (5741 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Lloyd Jansen thought he could dig himself out of a massive drug debt by selling cocaine for the Hells Angels.
But the 26-year-old Winnipeg man only added to his growing list of problems when he got caught up in an undercover police sting operation.
Jansen pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in “Project Divide”, which saw 31 people arrested last December after police used a secret agent to capture dozens of drug deals on video and audio surveillance. He was sentenced to three years in prison, in addition to time served, under a joint-recommendation from Crown and defence lawyers.
Jansen was caught on camera last July delivering 10 ounces of cocaine to the agent, Michael Satsatin, in the parking lot of the Safeway store on Henderson Highway in North Kildonan.
Defence lawyer Darren Sawchuk said his client fell on hard times when he became hooked on crack cocaine and ran up more than $50,000 debt to several local dealers who had ties to the notorious outlaw motorcycle gang.
Jansen quit his job as a diesel mechanic and became a street-level dealer. Crown attorney Chris Mainella said he was “trying to work his way up” the criminal ladder.
Court documents obtained last week revealed how many of Winnipeg’s most popular suburban restaurants, stores, shopping malls and entertainment outlets were used as the backdrop for the Hells Angels to conduct their transactions.
Investigators seized 165 ounces of cocaine, 12 ounces of methamphetamine, 12,000 ecstasy tablets, one ounce of heroin and seven pounds of marijuana during their investigation, along with cash, firearms and gang paraphernalia. More than 300 Mounties and police from Winnipeg, Brandon, Ste. Anne and B.C. were involved. Satsatin was paid $450,000 plus expenses and put in the witness protection plan.
Blair Alford, 55, was sentenced April 1 to 40 months behind bars after admitting to selling 12 ounces of cocaine to Satsatin in the parking lot of a Rona store on Kenaston Boulevard. The other 29 accused remain before the courts.
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