Michelle McCorquodale, 30, was sentenced to nine years in jail Thursday after pleading guilty to 10 drug-related offences, including conspiracy to sell drugs.
She was arrested in January at her Kitchener home as part of a massive police operation dubbed Project Noex.
The operation saw 28 search warrants executed at locations across Ontario, including properties in Waterloo-Wellington, Grey and Huron counties, Toronto and the Kingston area.
Project Noex initially focused on Darrell Nurse, who is accused of being one of the largest suppliers of crystal meth in Waterloo Region, but snowballed to include dozens of other suspects.
One of those suspects was McCorquodale, who was released from prison in June 2012 under bail conditions that included having no contact with Nurse – conditions by which she did not abide.
According to an agreed statement of facts filed in court, McCorquodale was involved in selling methamphetamine and heroin on behalf of Nurse, whose case remains before the court.
Nurse was first arrested in late 2012.
Thursday, a Kitchener court heard that his truck was seized at the time, and police later found a homemade bomb hidden in the vehicle.
Police heard McCorquodale say over telephone “I’m just hoping that goes off kaboom and they’re hit.”
As Nurse remained in custody, court heard, McCorquodale took over much of his trafficking responsibility until she too was arrested.
Charges against McCorquodale’s mother and sister were dropped in exchange for her guilty plea.
Joseph Patterson, 39, also pleaded guilty Thursday to involvement in the drug trade.
He will spend eight years behind bars.
Another 13 people await trial in connection with Project Noex.
