The offender was sentenced for importing 4.2 kilograms of cocaine and possessing a credit card writer.
The offender, who claimed to be a 'free sovereign', refused to participate in a pre-sentence report and had a serious prior criminal record involving firearms.
The court rejected the notion that the offender was merely a courier, treating him as a principal.
The court imposed a sentence of 9 years for the importing offence and 1 year concurrent for the credit card writer, less 1.5-to-1 credit for pre-trial custody, resulting in a net sentence of 7 years and 5 months.
