A Prince George man who was arrested three times on drug trafficking charges over a four-month span was sentenced Thursday to a further six months in jail.
Neil Romeo Joseph Hamel, 38, was issued the term in Prince George provincial court for a series of apprehensions that began on June 2, 2013 when he was arrested near Milburn and Pine.
Hamel was seen riding a bike without a light during the early morning hours. Originally intending to issue him a ticket, the RCMP general duty member was soon considering more serious charges when he found a collapsible baton and, upon a further search found a knife, a can of mace and quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine.
Slightly more than a month later, on July 9, 2013, Hamel was arrested again, near the corner of Queensway and 20th by the Prince George RCMP crime reduction team, who found cocaine and methamphetamine.
Following both arrests, Hamel was released on bail.
He was arrested once more, on Oct. 2, 2013, when police executed a search warrant on a 2900 block Upland Street home and once again found cocaine and methamphetamine.
Following that arrest, Hamel remained in custody until Feb. 19 when he was released on $1,000 bail. But about a month later, on March 21, he was back behind bars, court records indicate.
Hamel received a term of 183 days for two counts of trafficking from the third arrest and concurrent terms of one day and 30 days from the first two arrests.
