A Greater Sudbury man pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine in court Tuesday.
Jason McGonagle, 31, will serve an additional 207 days in prison on top five months he's already served in pre-trial custody for his involvement in a plot to traffic cocaine in Sudbury.
The sentence was a joint submission from prosecution and defence lawyers.
Justice Rob Gordon of the Superior Court of Justice said McGonagle's involvement in the drug trade wasn't successful and he would be removed from society for five to 10 years if he returned to his old ways and was convicted again for trafficking cocaine.
Court heard in 2003, a joint investigative unit made up of Greater Sudbury Police, OPP and the RCMP, was investigating a plot to import cocaine from the Hells Angels in Sherbrooke Que.
Using wire taps, police were able to link McGonagle to the trafficking plot.
Crown prosecutor Luc Boucher said the plan was to smuggle a "great amount" of cocaine in from Quebec.
Bourdon said the drugs were delivered to Sudbury where they were re-packaged and sold by associates working for McGonagle and another man.
In August of 2004, during the course of the Greater Sudbury investigation, McGonagle was arrested in Moncton N.B., with two kilograms of cocaine in his possession.
He pleaded guilty in a Moncton court and was sentenced to three years in jail.
Boucher said police in Moncton were not aware McGonagle was under investigation for drug trafficking allegations in Sudbury when they arrested him.
Once he was in custody in eastern Canada, the police investigation revealed certain information leading to additional charges against McGonagle.
Defence lawyer Berk Keaney said McGonagle isn't a cocaine addict, but is committed to lifestyle changes and has been taking high school courses in jail.
McGonagle told the court he was sorry for what he'd done and admitted he got involved out of greed.
He also said he was committed to making better choices in the future.
In 1999, McGonagle was also charged for importing narcotics and was sentenced to two years in jail.
As a result of his convictions in Moncton and Sudbury, McGonagle will have spent four years and five months behind bars.
He is also prohibited from owning a firearm for the rest of his life.
