Marion Ellson has been sentenced in connection with drugs and firearms charges.
The Estevan RCMP detachment conducted a search warrant at a rural property south of Frobisher in October 2017. During the search, the RCMP located one kilogram of crystal meth, carfentanil and a firearm.
Ellson was arrested and charged for several drug and firearm offences.
This past June, Ellson had a week and a half jury trial in Court of Queen’s Bench in Estevan, and was found guilty of three charges: possession of carfentanil for the purpose of trafficking and possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, both under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and unlawfully possessing a firearm without a licence and possession of a firearm while prohibited under the Criminal Code of Canada.
Ellson was sentenced Aug. 6 to 11 years in prison on the possession of carfentanil for the purpose of trafficking charge. A six-year sentence for possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, a one-year sentence for possession of a firearm without a licence and a two-year sentence of possession of a firearm while prohibited will be served concurrently.
She was also handed a lifetime prohibition from possession of firearms and ammunition.
