If the fine for not wearing a seatbelt is $247, how much do you think the fine is for possession of 1 point of crystal meth?

According to a sentence handed down yesterday in Morden court that would be $150.


Winkler Police Chief Rick Hiebert says he is left shaking his head.


He says it doesn't make sense that a seatbelt ticket is so much more than possession for crystal meth, yet crystal meth is the thing destroying lives.


Hiebert says the justice system is supposed to be sending a tough message to crystal meth dealers and users, yet this is what happens at the court level.


He adds it's frustrating for police officers who make these arrests yet see such light sentences handed down.