Man Jailed for Trafficking Diverted Safer Supply Drugs, Sparking Fresh Debate over B.C. Drug Policies

Man jailed for trafficking diverted safer supply drugs, sparking fresh debate over B.C. drug policies

By Alexandra Keeler Nanaimo drug trafficker’s case is further evidence of safer supply diversion. But some sources say even diverted drugs reduce harm In early May, 68-year-old Ronald Schilling of Nanaimo, B.C., was sentenced to three years in prison for trafficking street drugs such as fentanyl and meth — as well as government-supplied opioids. When authorities had arrested Schilling two years earlier, they had found him in possession of more …

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Man jailed for trafficking diverted safer supply drugs, sparking fresh debate

Read: 4 minIn early May, 68-year-old Ronald Schilling of Nanaimo, B.C., was sentenced to three years in prison for trafficking street drugs such as fentanyl and meth — as well as government-supplied opioids.When authorities had arrested Schilling two years earlier, they had found him in possession of more than 80 government-supplied opioid pill bottles labeled with other patients’ names.Those pills had been dispensed to patients under B.C.’s “pr…