Drug charges could net two-year term

A Lethbridge man caught with drugs during a police raid on a southside home two years ago is headed for jail.

Shane David Poole pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to a single count of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking. Although Poole was not sentenced Monday, Crown prosecutor John Oman advised court he and defence lawyer Robin McIntyre will jointly recommend a two-year prison term when Poole returns for sentencing April 6.

Poole was arrested with several others after police raided a home in the 700 block of 13 Street South Jan. 23, 2015. In the basement suite of the home, in which Poole occupied, police found 91 grams of cocaine hidden in the ceiling of the kitchen.

Two others arrested at the same time have already been sentenced. Forest Leopard Visser, who also lived in the basement suite, pleaded guilty last October to one count of drug possession for the purpose of trafficking and was sentenced to two years in a federal penitentiary.

Brady James Galts previously pleaded guilty to one count of drug possession and was fined $1,000.

Additional charges, including causing a child to be drug-endangered and possession of a firearm, against Poole and his wife Nicole Ellen Poole, are expected to be withdrawn during the sentencing hearing in April.