Albany, P.E.I., man sentenced to 6 years in prison over drug, weapons seizure

A man from Albany, P.E.I., has been sentenced to six years in prison over weapons and drugs found during a 2019 search in North Tryon.

Dustin Joseph Leo Noonan has been in custody since he was arrested in April of that year. He turns 28 on Tuesday.

Noonan pleaded guilty to possession of a loaded restricted or prohibited weapon, in this case a sawed-off .22-calibre rifle with nine rounds in the magazine. The serial number had been obscured.

He also pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking.

On Friday in Supreme Court in Summerside, Noonan was sentenced to three years oneach charge for a total of six years. Other charges against him were stayed but referred to during sentencing.

According to an RCMP release, in the 2019 drug raid, police seized about 3.5 pounds of methamphetamine pills, abouttwo ounces of crystal meth, what was described as a small amount of cocaine, and digital scales.

In addition to the sawed-off rifle, police said during the raid they seized:

• A loaded shotgun.
• Three hand pellet guns and two long pellet guns.
• A large amount of knives and a machete.
• Brass knuckles.
• Two batons.
• Bear spray.

His co-accused, his brother Nathan George William Noonan, pleaded guilty last year to firearms offences. He received a sentence of 18 months in jail.

Back in 2013, Dustin Noonan was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a violent home invasion.

Hepleaded guilty at the time to charges of breaking and enter to commit a robbery and wearing a mask to commit an indictable offence.

The court heard evidence oftext messages recovered by police that determined Noonan, then 20, was the principal attacker among the nine people who carried outthe August 2012 assault.

His brother Nathan was one of the co-accused in that incident and was sentenced to two years.

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