Tyler Joseph Lannigan, 36, and Shianne Donna Marie Ashford, 31, were sentenced on Aug. 19 for possession of crystal methamphetamine and hydromorphone for trafficking purposes. Photo by Terrence McEachern /The GuardianArticle contentTwo people involved in a drug dealing operation who had large amounts of crystal methamphetamine and hydromorphone intercepted by police prior to being mailed to their Charlottetown apartment have been sentenced in provincial court.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentTyler Joseph Lannigan, 36, and Shianne Donna Marie Ashford, 31, appeared in provincial court in Charlottetown on Aug. 19 for sentencing. Both offenders previously pleaded guilty to possession of crystal methamphetamine and hydromorphone for trafficking purposes.Article contentArticle contentArticle contentLannigan and Ashford appeared in court by video from the Provincial Correctional Centre. Lannigan represented himself in court while Ashford was represented by legal aid lawyer Chris van Ouwerkerk.Article contentAgreed factsArticle contentFederal Crown attorney Taya Nabuurs read in court an agreed statement of facts. She said that Charlottetown police’s street-crime unit received information that Lannigan and Ashford were selling crystal methamphetamine and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and were receiving the drugs in the mail. The drugs were addressed to a fake name and sent to their Water Street apartment.Article contentFeb. 10Article contentOn Feb. 10, a police officer contacted Canada Post and spoke to an employee about packages containing drugs being sent to the Charlottetown apartment. On March 10, police spoke to the employee again about two packages destined for the Water Street apartment and addressed to the fake name. The packages were inspected and believed to contain large amounts of crystal methamphetamine and hydromorphone.Article contentArticle contentTwo police officers then drove to a Canada Post facility in Dieppe, N.B., met with the employee and picked up the packages. Police obtained a search warrant and in one package located 102 hydromorphone pills. The second package contained half of a kilogram (502 grams) of crystal methamphetamine.Article contentPolice prepared the packages to be delivered by an undercover officer to the Water Street apartment. This time, the first package contained three hydromorphone pills from the original package and 100 over-the-counter Vitamin D3 pills.Article contentThe second package contained 5.85 grams of crystal methamphetamine from the original package and 454 grams of magnesium flakes. The drugs and other substances were placed in vacuum sealed bags along with fluorescent detection spray before being placed in Canada Post packaging.Article contentMarch 12Article contentOn the morning of March 12, an undercover police officer dressed in a Canada Post uniform entered the Water Street building twice and knocked on the apartment unit’s door to deliver the packages but no one was home. The officer left a delivery notice slip on the door with instructions to pick up the packages at the Shoppers Drug Mart postal outlet on Queen Street.
P.E.I. man and woman sentenced for drug dealing hydromorphone and crystal meth
