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Jamaican fentanyl dealer faces deportation, judge refuses lenient sentence

A Jamaican permanent resident who pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl could face deportation after an Ontario judge ruled against giving a lenient sentence based on his immigration status.

Clayton DeMaine
Sep 15, 2026
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An Ontario judge refused to grant a lenient sentence to a Jamaican permanent resident who pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl simply because of his immigration status, meaning the man could be deported after he serves a two-year sentence for the crime.

Hopeton McFarlane, a permanent resident originally from Jamaica, was given a two-year s…

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