28-year-old Nicolas Moores has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail in relation to a 2018 incident inside a Fort McMurray restaurant.
Police, who said there is a link with Moores and organized crime, arrested him on Feb. 21, 2018.
At the time of his arrest, RCMP said Moores had a loaded handgun tucked into his waistband.
He was one of three men arrested by police during in an ALERT operation in Edmonton and Fort McMurray.
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Court sentencing
On Oct. 23, 2020, Moores pleaded guilty to six of 23 firearms-related offences.
He received three separate charges for possession of the following loaded and restricted firearms:
- A 9mm handgun
- A 22-calibre handgun
- A rifle
Each charge carried a 2.5-year sentence, which Moores will serve concurrently.
Moores also pleaded guilty to two separate counts of possession while having an outstanding firearm prohibition, and possession of a firearm without a license.
Those three charges carry a maximum sentence of six months that Moores would serve concurrently.
Moores received six months credit for time served.
He has two years remaining on his sentence.
