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Alleged gangster gets five years for firearms, drugs offences

Eric James Fike was sentenced to a further five years in jail Wednesday for guns and drugs offences stemming from a gang-related takedown nearly 18 months ago.

Eric James Fike was sentenced to a further five years in jail Wednesday for guns and drugs offences stemming from a gang-related takedown nearly 18 months ago.

Judge Michael Gray issued the term in Prince George provincial court a day after hearing submissions from lawyers and pleas from Fike's parents and family.

The term was slightly higher than the four-and-a-half years Crown counsel Charles Hough had recommended during a sentencing hearing the day before.

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