Sentencing following a jury conviction for importing heroin into Canada and possessing heroin for the purpose of trafficking.
The offences involved approximately 398 grams of heroin imported through a parcel shipment and an additional quantity of heroin located at the offender’s residence.
The court considered aggravating factors including the quantity and purity of the drug, the offender’s role as an organizer rather than a courier, and the sophistication of the importation scheme.
Mitigating factors included the offender’s lack of criminal record, family circumstances, and employment history.
Applying the proportionality principle, the court imposed consecutive sentences totalling twelve years’ imprisonment with credit for pre-trial custody, along with DNA and weapons prohibition orders.
