The offender, Innocent Annih, was found guilty of three criminal offences: conspiracy to import heroin, and two counts of attempted possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking.
The total amount of heroin involved was approximately 1 kilogram, with an estimated street value between $122,500.00 and $396,000.00.
Annih, a 49-year-old first-time offender with a positive community reputation, was involved in a sophisticated importation scheme.
The Crown sought 12 years' imprisonment, while the Defence suggested 6 to 8 years.
The court considered general deterrence, denunciation, specific deterrence, and rehabilitation as key sentencing principles.
Aggravating factors included the multiple shipments, sophisticated nature of the scheme, and the quantity of heroin.
Mitigating factors included Annih's lack of prior criminal record and community contributions.
The court imposed a global sentence of 10.5 years' imprisonment, along with a firearms and weapons prohibition order and a Secondary DNA Order.