The offender was sentenced following convictions for possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.
Evidence established that the offender had operated a large-scale marijuana trafficking enterprise for approximately fourteen years, distributing significant quantities and accumulating substantial illicit proceeds.
The sentencing court treated the offender’s admissions of long-term trafficking as aggravating circumstances under s.725(1)(c) of the Criminal Code and emphasized denunciation and general deterrence given the scale and organized nature of the operation.
Charter breaches identified during pre‑trial proceedings were found to be technical and did not justify sentence reduction.
The court imposed a penitentiary sentence, consecutive terms for the offences, a substantial fine to strip illicit gains, and a victim surcharge.
