Found with 200 grams of crack cocaine in his Yellowknife apartment, Kenneth White was sentenced Wednesday to 32 months in prison.

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This is WhiteSA国际影视传媒檚 second offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Though Crown Prosecutor Brendan Green noted 200 grams to be a large quantity of cocaine, he said WhiteSA国际影视传媒檚 early guilty plea and cooperation with investigators were mitigating factors.

He characterized WhiteSA国际影视传媒檚 involvement in the drug trafficking operation to be commercial, rather than wholesale, which calls for a higher range of sentencing.

Judge Donovan Molloy accepted the Crown and defence lawyersSA国际影视传媒� joint recommendation of 32 months imprisonment.

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He told White that while he appreciates the difficulties in his personal circumstances, SA国际影视传媒渃learly you made the wrong choice, you know that.SA国际影视传媒�

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White hugged and said his goodbyes to family before being taken into custody.