Drug-trafficking suspect released
Joseph Vernon Murphy, 44, accused of possessing meth, fentanyl, cocaine and more
A Lake George man who’s been in custody since his arrest on Halloween on drug charges was released on conditions Monday and is now subject to conditions while free in the community.
Joseph Vernon Murphy, 44, of Route 635, had been scheduled to go through a bail hearing in Fredericton provincial court Monday.
He faces Oct. 31 counts of charges of possessing cocaine, methamphetamines, fentanyl, hydromorphone and clonazepam, all for the purpose of trafficking; possessing the proceeds of crime (namely, $11,485 in cash), storing three shotgun shells carelessly; and breaching a court-ordered prohibition against possessing firearms and ammunition, all in Fredericton.