Richardson, was described as ‘an important member of the team’ with a ‘highly significant role in the whole enterprise’ of importing drugs to a street value of andpound;50 million, that is, 44 kgs of cocaine on one occasion and 144 kgs on another, plus 2 tons of cannabis.
Held: Levels of sentencing for most serious drugs cases were raised. The court set possible sentences of up to twenty five years for abnormally serious offences of drug trafficking.
Citations:
Ind Summary 04-Apr-1994, Times 18-Mar-1994, [1994] 15 Cr App R (S) 876
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Scamaronie CACD 1992
A senior Peruvian diplomat was involved in importing a large quantity of cocaine with the aid of diplomatic paraphernalia; he was using, amongst other things, a Peruvian diplomatic pouch. He was identified by the judge as a senior figure in the . .
Cited by:
Cited – Attorney General’s Reference Nos 5-8 of 2003 (Davies, Rowan, Abbey, Hassan) CACD 14-Nov-2003
The Attorney-General referred sentences for conspiracy to supply drugs. The offenders were part of a highly professional organisation, in close contact with each other and others in this country and abroad over a period of months, which culminated . .
Cited – Regina v Kayar CACD 2-Mar-1998
A sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment imposed following trial was reduced to one of 16 years in respect of an offender who had organised the importation of a 10.3 kilo consignment of heroin. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.87628
