Guilty plea scuttles cocaine trial
Nicholas MacDonald, 30, of no fixed address, admits to possession for trafficking purposes
Almost a year after he denied a drug-trafficking charge, a New Brunswick man admitted to the indictable charge on the day he was scheduled to stand trial.
Nicholas MacDonald, 30, of no fixed address, elected in February 2024 to be tried in provincial court and pleading not guilty to a count of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
The RCMP charge alleged an offence in French Village, located just a few kilometres west of Fredericton, on Aug. 2, 2023.