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Conviction and six-year sentence for conspiracy to export ecstasy upheld; no error in assessing co-conspirator testimony.
The appellant was convicted of conspiracy to export ecstasy into the United States and sentenced to six years' imprisonment.
He appealed both the conviction and sentence.
The appellant argued that the trial judge erred in assessing the credibility and corroboration of a co-conspirator who testified for the Crown after receiving a reduced sentence in the U.S. The Court of Appeal found no error in the trial judge's assessment of the evidence, including recorded phone calls that demonstrated the appellant's involvement.
The court also upheld the six-year sentence, noting the large quantity of drugs and the appellant's use of a courier to take the cross-border risk.
The appeals were dismissed.
Conviction and seven-year sentence for importing 500 grams of heroin upheld based on wilful blindness.
The appellant appealed her conviction and seven-year sentence for importing 500 grams of heroin.
The trial judge rejected her evidence that she did not know the package contained heroin and was picking it up as a favour.
The Court of Appeal found ample evidence to support a finding of actual knowledge or wilful blindness, noting the package was addressed to her, she attended twice to pick it up, and she provided a false address upon receipt.
The conviction and sentence appeals were dismissed.
