Jonathan Craig Burgoyne, 29, consented to be tried in Supreme Court during a short preliminary hearing in Truro provincial court Friday.He is charged with trafficking in ecstasy in North River on Aug. 16, 2007.Mr. Burgoyne is also facing trials and a sentencing on a number of other drug-related charges, and according to police, stands to lose $310,000 in properties, vehicles and other assets seized during a proceeds-of-crime investigation that wrapped up recently.RCMP say that investigation began in the fall of 2007 after Mr. Burgoyne and brothers Curtis and Christopher Lynds were arrested and charged with numerous drug trafficking offences following a lengthy undercover police investigation.Police say Mr. Burgoyne faces 20 counts of possession of proceeds of crime and one of money laundering and will make his first court appearance on those charges in Truro Jan. 7. Six other people face similar charges, including the Lynds brothers, who are currently serving federal prison terms for drug trafficking convictions.Mr. Burgoyne was already convicted on one charge of trafficking cocaine in Supreme Court on Oct. 15 and will be sentenced Dec. 15. That offence occurred July 12, 2007, in East Mountain.Other charges, including possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking and charges involving illegal tobacco, are also before the courts.
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