A Hells Angels associate convicted last fall in a massive cocaine conspiracy should spend 15 years in prison, federal prosecutor Chris Greenwood said Tuesday. Supreme Court Justice Carol Ross that James Howard played a “very significant” role in the plot to smuggle half a tonne of cocaine into Canada in 2012. What Howard didn’t know was that the purported South American coke brokers negotiating with his gang were actually undercover cops who orchestrated a reverse sting over months. On Sept. 30, Ross convicted Howard of conspiracy to traffic cocaine and possession for the purpose of trafficking. Also convicted were full-patch Hells Angels David Giles and Bryan Oldham and associate Shawn Womacks, who will be sentenced in March.

Source: The Star January 25, 2017 00:36 UTC