The appellant, who acted as a pilot in a pre-existing scheme to import a very large quantity of cocaine and hashish, appealed his sentence.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the sentence was justified by the need for deterrence and denunciation given the nature of the scheme and the amounts involved.
The court also held that the absence of evidence of extra monetary gain did not render the sentence an error in principle, as the sentence was imposed due to the extraordinary damage caused by the drugs.
