N.B. Hells Angels member gets 10 years for Ontario drug, weapons crimes
Police say 125 kg of crystal meth seized after Robin Moulton arrested last year
A New Brunswick man described as a full-patch member of the Hells Angels was sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting to drug and weapons charges in Ontario.
Robin Moulton, 56, of Minto, N.B., pleaded guilty to five of the 21 charges he faced last November, according to court records recently provided to CBC News.
Moulton was charged last spring after the Ontario Provincial Police conducted a traffic stop and later seized 125 kilograms of crystal meth. Police said in a news release the drugs had an estimated value of $7.5 million.
Moulton pleaded guilty to trafficking crystal meth, possessing a prohibited rifle, possessing a firearm suppressor, having a firearm in his possession while prohibited by a previous order, and possessing ammunition while prohibited.
The crimes took place March 27 last year in the Township of Head Clara and Maria, a rural area west of Ottawa.
Moulton was sentenced during an appearance Nov. 29 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke, according to records the court provided to CBC recently.
Justice Howard Chisvin sentenced Moulton to a total of 10 years on the charges, though Moulton was credited a year for time already spent in custody.
Crown attorney Tim McCann gave the judge an agreed statement of facts outlining the details of what Moulton admits, but the document was not available from the court when CBC requested a copy. The document was also not read out loud during the sentencing.
The Ontario Provincial Police did not respond to a request for comment about the outcome.
No comment from lawyer
CBC News attempted to speak to defence lawyer T.J. Burke, who had represented Moulton in the case.
"Mr. Burke has advised that he has no comment regarding the subject, have a nice day," said a person who answered the phone at his law office before hanging up on May 23.
Burke told the judge during the sentencing hearing, according to a recording reviewed by CBC, that Moulton previously ran a business buying homes and flipping them.
"This is obviously an unfortunate situation that Mr. Moulton has found himself in," Burke said during the sentencing.
Moulton said nothing during the hearing beyond saying he was guilty after the five charges were read.
Moulton was convicted of drug trafficking offences in New Brunswick in 2018.
According to Parole Board of Canada decisions, police believe Moulton returned to his home province of New Brunswick in 2016 with the purpose of setting up a chapter for Hells Angels.
The Hells Angels have had a Nomads chapter in New Brunswick since 2016, as part of an eastern expansion for Canada's largest and most powerful outlaw motorcycle gang.
Moulton previously told the parole board that he saw the Hells Angels as more of a "social club" and noted that membership wasn't illegal. He also told the board there was "no evidence of any connection" between his club and the crimes he committed in 2018.
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