Importing and Exporting Drugs (Sentencing Cases)
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Case Name | Prov. | Crt. | Sentence | Drug / Quant. | Summary |
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R v ASL, 2017 ONSC 2055 (CanLII) |
5 years | 3.9 kg opium | The offender was convicted at trial of importing opium. [per LeMay J] | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Kaneza, 2016 ABCA 411 (CanLII) |
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. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Aujla, 2015 ONCA 350 (CanLII) |
10 and 12 years | 37 kg | two accused imported cocaine in an ice-cream truck. Alleged they were "blind couriers". | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Zeisig, 2014 ONSC 3529 (CanLII) |
4.5 years | 1.9 kg | Offender was importing cocaine at Pearson airport. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Rodriguez, 2014 ONSC 2928 (CanLII) |
6 years | 1.5 kg | imported heroin from Columbia. Offender was aged 69 years old and suffers from colon cancer. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Ifejika, 2013 ONCA 531 (CanLII) |
7 years | 500 g heroin | convicted at trial | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Von Holtum, 2013 BCCA 384 (CanLII) |
12 years | 50kg cocaine | baggage handler at Vancouver Airport assisted in importing cocaine | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Robinson, 2012 ONSC 1613 (CanLII) |
8 years | 3.532kg cocaine | The offender was found guilty of importing cocaine. She was arrested at the Toronto Airport arriving from Jamaica carrying the cocaine. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Kandola, 2012 BCSC 1042 (CanLII) |
14 years | 208 kg of cocaine | offender employed by CBSA - also convicted of importing guns | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Palfrey, 2012 SKQB 487 (CanLII) |
14 years | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} | ||
R v Knockwood, 2012 ONSC 2238 (CanLII) |
6 years | 997 g heroin | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} | |
R v Payne, 2012 CanLII 41098 (NL SCTD) |
5 years, 7 months | 3 kg | also importing 12k pills and marijuana. Total street value of $645,000.00. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Razmara, 2012 ONCA 13 (CanLII) |
14 years | importation of large amount of cocaine | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} | |
R v Dixon and Westover, 2012 ONSC 4171 (CanLII) |
5 years (import, Westover) 6 years (import, Dixon) |
The two offenders conspired to import cocaine. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} | |
R v Chukwu, 2011 ONSC 2216 (CanLII), [2011] O.J. No. 3356 |
4 years (importation) 2 years (poss'n) 6 months (other CC) |
1.4 kg cocaine | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} | |
R v Jones, 2006 CanLII 28086 (ON CA) |
40 months | 849 gr cocaine | The offender was caught arriving from Jamaica at Toronto Airport. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Hamilton and Mason, 2004 CanLII 5549 (ONCA) |
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. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Bajada, 2003 CanLII 15687 (ON CA) |
6 years | 1.5 kg cocaine | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} | |
R v Syblis, 2001 CanLII 24127 (ON CA) |
7 years (import cocaine) 4 years (import, hash) |
2.13 kg cocaine and 1 kg hashish | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} | |
R v Alleyne, 1998 CanLII 2116 (ON CA) |
7 years | 2.5 powder cocaine | The offender was a drug courier. He had no prior record. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Madden, 1996 CanLII 10228 (ON CA) |
3 years | 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. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |
R v Cunningham, 1996 CanLII 1311 (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. | {{{5}}} | {{{6}}} |