Ontario drug dealer in P.E.I. gets 10-year prison sentence

An Ontario drug dealer convicted of possessing large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine in P.E.I. for trafficking purposes has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The offender — Jabari London — appeared in P.E.I. Supreme Court on July 9 for sentencing. London, 22, was transported to the courthouse from the Provincial Correctional Centre [...]

An Ontario drug dealer convicted of possessing large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine in P.E.I. for trafficking purposes has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The offender — Jabari London — appeared in P.E.I. Supreme Court on July 9 for sentencing. London, 22, was transported to the courthouse from the Provincial Correctional Centre to appear in person.

London pleaded guilty to the three drug offences on May 12. The matters were adjourned so a pre-sentence report discussing London’s personal circumstances and background information could be prepared to assist the court. The facts According to the facts previously read in court, in February 2025, Charlottetown police began investigating a group from Ontario who were selling fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine in the city.

The investigation involved surveillance on a black Hyundai rental vehicle from Ontario. The vehicle left P.E.I., but then returned on March 6, 2025. Police confirmed that the same vehicle re-entered the province across the Confederation Bridge.

The following day, police located the vehicle parked at a residence on Matwood Drive in Stratford. Police learned that the residence was an Airbnb listing and that London and two women (both co-accused) were staying there. Police followed London and the two women in the vehicle.

At one point, police saw a known drug user get into the vehicle for a short period of time and then exit. The vehicle then went to a motel where a man entered for a few minutes and then exited. Police later saw the vehicle parked at a known drug house.

On March 10, 2025, the vehicle drove to a house in Summerside known for drug activity, and then later that day, to a residence on Bayfield Street in Charlottetown also known for drug activity. London went inside the Bayfield Street residence briefly and returned to the vehicle. At that point, police conducted a traffic stop and London and the two women were arrested.

Police searched the two-bedroom Matwood Drive residence and located 773.65 grams of cocaine, 2.8 kilograms of methamphetamine, 916.33 grams of fentanyl, 85.97 grams of methylfentanyl (totalling just over one kilogram of fentanyl), $5,805 in Canadian cash and five cellphones. Pre-sentence report Referencing the pre-sentence report, legal-aid lawyer Chris van Ouwerkerk told the court that London’s association with negative peers while living in Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood led him down a path to criminal activity Van Ouwerkerk added that racial, cultural and socio-economic factors also played a role in London’s path to a criminal lifestyle.

London didn’t have addictions issues but sold drugs for profit to help support his mother and two younger brothers. London did not have a prior adult criminal record. Joint recommendation The 10-year prison sentence was a joint recommendation from federal Crown attorney Scott Barry and Van Ouwerkerk that was accepted by Justice Jonathan Coady.

The sentence breaks down into 10 years for the fentanyl offence, seven years concurrent for the methamphetamine offence and five years concurrent for the cocaine offence. In addition to the prison term, the sentence includes a DNA order, a forfeiture order and a lifetime weapons prohibition. London was given two years of enhanced credit for time spent in pre-sentence custody since his arrest on March 10, 2025.

The two co-accused females have pleaded not guilty to the drug charges. Their matters are still before the court.