Hina Alam
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April 28, 2021 - 6:00 PM
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia provincial court judge compared a man's actions on breaking COVID-19 rules to selling the powerful opioid fentanyl on the street as she sentenced him Wednesday.
Mohammad Movassaghi was handed one day in jail, a $5,000 fine and 18 months' probation after previously pleading guilty to disobeying a court order, failing to comply with a health officer's order and unlawfully purchasing grain alcohol.
Judge Ellen Gordon described the event as "a crime, not a party," and something attended by people "foolish enough" to put their and their grandmothers' health at risk.