Fredericton Independent

Fredericton Independent

Fentanyl-trafficking charge headed to trial

Jacob James Phillips, 24, of Fredericton, also denies undertaking, release-order breaches

Don MacPherson
Dec 15, 2025
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A Fredericton man in custody on narcotics-trafficking allegations denied an indictable charge and two lesser breach charges Monday, and his trial was set for next fall.

Jacob James Phillips (Photo: Facebook)

Jacob James Phillips, 24, of Brunswick Street, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Monday by telephone from the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre.

He faces Oct. 5 counts of possessing fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking and breaching a judicial release order barring him from having contact with Brittany Paul and Kent Fox.

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