The offender was found guilty by a jury of importing approximately 2.9 kilograms of cocaine hidden in his suitcase.
The Crown and defence presented a joint submission for a sentence of five and a half years, which is below the usual range of six to eight years for first-time importers.
The court accepted the joint submission, finding that the offender's severe cognitive deficits and the certainty of his deportation to Guyana were unusual mitigating circumstances that justified a departure from the usual range.
The offender was sentenced to five and a half years in custody, less pre-sentence custody credit.
