Man avoids further jail after drugs & several weapons seized during Nanaimo traffic stop

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The registered owner of the car was Hewlett, while a woman who had several charges dropped against her was in the backseat.

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Inside the car was a haul of weapons, including a loaded shotgun, shotgun ammo, a homemade gun with a round in the chamber, a sword, a taser, two batons, two firearm magazine couplers, handcuffs, zip-ties, gloves and masks.

An improvised explosive device, containing a fingerprint of the deceased man, was also found.

A pencil case with 22 grams of cocaine divided into 50 individual packages, along with $760 cash, was found inside.

The value of the cocaine was estimated between about $3,380 and $4,130.

Defence attorney Babak Zargarian said Crown counsel would have faced significant issues at trial in determining who was responsible for possessing which items.

Zargarian said Hewlett was released on bail in November 2023 and “did very well” in a residential treatment setting.

Hewlett moved to the interior and is employed in the construction industry with a sober work crew, Zargarian reported.

“He’s well-liked. I’ve heard from his co-worker, I’ve heard from his boss, I’ve heard from his family members, all of whom speak to the positive path that he’s on,” Zargarian said before justice Lindsay LeBlanc on Tuesday afternoon.

Hewlett had no prior criminal record.

The first six months of his non-custodial sentence includes a curfew.

Zargarian noted his client expects to regain custody of his child shortly as Hewlett’s transformation continues.

The offender was handed a 10-year firearms ban and forced to submit a DNA sample for police.

Incriminating items seized during the bust were also forfeited.

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