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Aggregate sentence for drug, firearm and money laundering offences increased on appeal
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Court of Appeal sets aside the original aggregate effective sentence of six years' imprisonment for a series of offences including drug possession, firearm possession and money laundering, on the grounds that it unduly lenient given the serious nature of the offences and their connection to organized crime; and the new sentence imposed by the Court of Appeal is a total of 11 years' imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, reflecting the gravity of the overall offending.
Court of Appeal - drug possession - firearm possession - money laundering - Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 - Firearms Act 1964 - Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 - unduly lenient sentence - consecutive sentences - concurrent sentences - bail - organized crime - mitigation - rehabilitation - general deterrence - suspended sentence - totality principle - proportionality.
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