Drug Trafficking, Schedule I, Cocaine (Sentencing Cases)

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Digests

See also: Drug Trafficking, Schedule I (Sentencing Cases)

Mid to high level trafficking (over 5 oz / 141 gr)

Low level trafficking (5 oz/141 gr or less)

Undetermined Quantity

Case Name Prv. Crt. Sentence Summary
R v Oraha, 2014 ONCA 359 (CanLII), per curiam ON CA 9 years imprisonment (global) charged with trafficking MDMA, meth, and cocaine
R v David, 2013 NSSC 83 (CanLII), per Duncan J NS SC 4 years, 5 months (global) Sheriff assists in smuggling in drugs (resin, MDMA, cocaine, prescription drugs) into jail for well-known crime figure
R v Bremner, 2006 NSSC 367 (CanLII), per Goodfellow J NS SC 4 years imprisonment Offender was involved in trafficking cocaine while incarcerated. Record: long record with 29 convictions, including those for drugs, violence and breaches Orders: Lifetime firearms prohibition. Comments: sentence is consecutive to sentence currently being served.

Couriers and Other Parties

Case Name Prov. Crt. Sentence Drug / Quant. Summary
R v Jenkins, 2008 BCPC 286 (CanLII), per Galati J 40 months imprisonment 11 kg acting as courier {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
R v Brown, 2006 ABCA 339 (CanLII), per O’Brien JA 5.5 years imprisonment {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
R v Grossman,
1998 CanLII 2432 (BC SC), [1998] BCJ No. 63 (S.C.), per Romilly J
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Conspiracy

Case Name Prov. Crt. Sentence Drug / Quant. Summary
R v DiQuinzio, 2014 BCCA 125 (CanLII), per Frankel JA 12 years imprisonment tried to buy 50 kg of cocaine from an undercover officer {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
R v Kane, 2012 NLCA 53 (CanLII), per Welsh JA 2 years less a day {{{5}}} {{{6}}}
R v Wong, 2005 ABPC 72 (CanLII), per McDonald J 4.5 years imprisonment drugs and guns {{{5}}} {{{6}}}