Sentencing decision following conviction for conspiracy to export ecstasy contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Criminal Code.
The offender was found to be the mastermind of a scheme to export approximately 57,000 ecstasy pills to the United States.
The court emphasized the need for denunciation and general deterrence in large-scale drug exportation cases, particularly where the drugs target young users and the offender has a related criminal record.
The court rejected arguments for sentence reduction based on disclosure delays and lengthy bail conditions.
A conditional sentence was found inappropriate given the seriousness of the offence and the offender’s leadership role in the conspiracy.
