Importing and Exporting Drugs (Sentencing Cases)
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| Case Name | Prv. | Crt. | Sentence | Drug / Quant. | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R v ASL, 2017 ONSC 2055 (CanLII), per LeMay J |
ON | SC | 5 years imprisonment | 3.9 kg opium | The offender was convicted at trial of importing opium. |
| R v Kaneza, 2016 ABCA 411 (CanLII), per Martin JA |
AB | CA | 11 years (importing) 7 years (trafficking) |
2.92 kg Heroin | The offender was stopped at the airport in Edmonton flying in from Europe. She was found with heroin with a street value between 870k and 1.7 million. She was 27 years old at the time of the offence and had three children. |
| R v Aujla, 2015 ONCA 350 (CanLII), per Benotto JA |
ON | CA | 10 and 12 years | 37 kg | two accused imported cocaine in an ice-cream truck. Alleged they were "blind couriers". |
| R v Zeisig, 2014 ONSC 3529 (CanLII), per Tzimas J |
ON | SC | 4.5 years | 1.9 kg | Offender was importing cocaine at Pearson airport. |
| R v Rodriguez, 2014 ONSC 2928 (CanLII), per O’Connor J |
ON | SC | 6 years imprisonment | 1.5 kg | imported heroin from Columbia. The offender was aged 69 years old and suffers from colon cancer. |
| R v Ifejika, 2013 ONCA 531 (CanLII), per curiam |
ON | CA | 7 years imprisonment | 500 g heroin | convicted at trial |
| R v Von Holtum, 2013 BCCA 384 (CanLII), per Neilson JA |
BC | CA | 12 years imprisonment | 50kg cocaine | baggage handler at Vancouver Airport assisted in importing cocaine |
| R v Akintunde, 2013 ONSC 2766 (CanLII)(complete citation pending) || ON|| SC || ||8 years (importation) 4 years (traff.) || 398 grams of heroin (import) 280 grams of heroin (traff) | |||||
| R v Robinson, 2012 ONSC 1613 (CanLII), per Goodman J |
ON | SC | 8 years imprisonment | 3.532kg cocaine | The offender was found guilty of importing cocaine. She was arrested at the Toronto Airport arriving from Jamaica carrying the cocaine. |
| R v Kandola, 2012 BCSC 1042 (CanLII), per Romilly J |
BC | SC | 14 years imprisonment | 208 kg of cocaine | offender employed by CBSA - also convicted of importing guns |
| R v Palfrey, 2012 SKQB 487 (CanLII), per Keene J |
SK | SC | 14 years imprisonment | ||
| R v Knockwood, 2012 ONSC 2238 (CanLII), per Hill J |
ON | SC | 6 years imprisonment | 997 g heroin | |
| R v Payne, 2012 CanLII 41098 (NL SCTD), per Goodridge J |
NL | SC | 5 years, 7 months | 3 kg | also importing 12k pills and marijuana. Total street value of $645,000.00. |
| R v Razmara, 2012 ONCA 13 (CanLII), per curiam |
ON | CA | 14 years imprisonment | importation of large amount of cocaine | |
| R v Dixon and Westover, 2012 ONSC 4171 (CanLII), per Taliano J |
ON | SC | 5 years (import, Westover) 6 years (import, Dixon) |
The two offenders conspired to import cocaine. | |
| R v Chukwu, 2011 ONSC 2216 (CanLII), [2011] OJ No 3356, per Kiteley J |
ON | SC | 4 years (importation) 2 years (poss'n) 6 months (other CC) |
1.4 kg cocaine | |
| R v Sidhu, [2008] O.J. No. 3479(C.J.), varied 2009 ONCA 81 (CanLII), 242 C.C.C (3d) 273 (C.A.) |
ON | CA | 14 years, 9 months | 9.56 kilograms of heroin | |
| R v Jones, 2006 CanLII 28086 (ON CA), per Doherty JA |
ON | CA | 40 months | 849 gr cocaine | The offender was caught arriving from Jamaica at Toronto Airport. |
| R v Hamilton and Mason, 2004 CanLII 5549 (ONCA), per Doherty JA |
ON | CA | 20 months, 2 years less a day | 349 gr | Both offenders pleaded guilty to importing cocaine. They were both couriers who were caught at the Toronto airport returning from Jamaica. Hamilton had swallowed pellets of cocaine worth about $70,000. Mason swallowed 489 gr of cocaine. Hamilton was 26 years old with no record. She as a single mother. Mason was 31 year old single mother with no record. |
| R v Bajada, 2003 CanLII 15687 (ON CA), per Weiler JA |
ON | CA | 6 years imprisonment | 1.5 kg cocaine | |
| R v Syblis, 2001 CanLII 24127 (ON CA), per curiam |
ON | CA | 7 years (import cocaine) 4 years (import, hash) |
2.13 kg cocaine and 1 kg hashish | |
| R v Alleyne, 1998 CanLII 2116 (ON CA), per curiam |
ON | CA | 7 years | 2.5 powder cocaine | The offender was a drug courier. He had no prior record. |
| R v Madden, 1996 CanLII 10228 (ON CA), per Finlayson JA |
ON | CA | 3 years imprisonment | 770 gr cocaine | The offender was caught at Toronto airport returning from Jamaica with cocaine in her belongings. She plead guilty. She was 23 years old with no record. |
| R v Cunningham, 1996 CanLII 1311 (ON CA), per curiam |
ON | CA | 5kg cocaine | The offender was a courier who carried the cocaine in her suitcase and was caught at the Toronto airport coming back from a short trip to St. Lucia. The street value of the package was about $500,000. She as 21 years old with no prior record. She was motivated by personal gain and made about $4,000 for the package. |