| Case | Offence | Amount | Plea | Priors | Sentence | Appeal | Facts |
Ghomari
NSW CCA
12.4.1991 | Possess | 345g (pure) | PG |  | MT 8y
AT 2y 8m | AD | Courier |
Lam
(1991) 53 A Crim R 118 | Possess | 1.433kg (pure) | PG | | MT 7y
AT 2y 4m | AD | No role in importation - minding it for someone else. Culpability well down the line. To receive reward of $10,000. |
Mai
Tran
(1992) 60 A Crim R 49 | Possess
Attempt possess
Possess | 50g of 6.9kg importation | VG
VG | | MT 10y
AT 3y
FT 5y (concurrent)
MT 10y
AT 3y | AD | Suitcase arrived in Australia as unaccompanied luggage. Intercepted and controlled delivery established. Picked up by T. M later apprehended with substituted block. Dealt with as major operators. |
Ayoub
(60)
NSW CCA 10.3.1994 | Possess | 295.8g (pure) | PG | nil | 18mth
to be released to recog after 9m | Crown AA
3y
to be released to recog after 18m | Female offender from Lebanon. Sent heroin in package from Lebanon. Intercepted and controlled delivery arranged. She accepted delivery and signed. Advised a male that the ‘present’ had arrived. Agreed to co-operate with police against co-accused. |
Lawless
NSW CCA
24.6.1994 | Possess | 345g (pure) | VG | nil | 5y
NPP 3y | AD | 2 Nepalese couriers made controlled delivery to A- wired by police. Took possession of only 16g but regarded as part of wider intention. Played significant part in intended distribution. |
Lama
NSW CCA
4.8.1995 | Attempt possess | Just under 1.5kg | G
(SI) | | 8y
NPP 5y 2m
(assistance) | AD | Collected drugs from courier to hold for principal.
Without assistance sentence would have been 10y NPP 6y |
Hoi
NSW CCA [6]
24.2.1999 | Attempt possess | A little more than 1kg | G
(after 2 weeks of trial) | conviction for possession drugs in Hong Kong | 5y 4m
NPP 3y 6m | Crown AD | Heroin imported in carbon paper packed in glass pictures. Arrived with co-offender to transport goods to Melbourne. Courier. |
Tu
NSW CCA [357]
22.10.1999 | Possess | 670g (pure) | | prior for deemed possession | 9y
NPP 6y | AA
6y
NPP 4y | 2 parcels of heroin found in unit. Minder
Refugee with unfortunate employment history. |
Huang
NSW CCA [238]
(2000) 113 A Crim R 386 | Attempt possess | 809.5g (pure) | PG | nil | 8y
NPP 5y | AD | Took delivery of heroin imported by co-offender at Hotel. Dealt with as a courier.
Family hardship; difficulty in gaol because foreigner. |
Karacic
NSW CCA [12]
(2001) 121 A Crim R 7 | Attempt possess | 453.8g (pure) | PG | no gaol | 10y
NPP 7y | AA
8y
NPP 5y | Attempted to take delivery of drugs sent from Hong Kong to computer company. Used letterheads and postal address of uninvolved company to take delivery of drugs. Greater than mere courier. |
Besodi
(over 50)
NSW CCA [452]
20.11.2002 | Attempt possess | 14.6g (pure) | PG | nil | 8y
NPP 5y | AA
6y
NPP 3y 9m | Took delivery of package containing heroin - Organiser
Afghan - Well established business - Prominant community work |
Bousehjin
(38)
NSW CCA [86]
25.3.2003 | Possess | 720g (pure) | PG | nil | 8y
NPP 5y 4m | AD | Picked up drugs from courier at hotel in controlled delivery- Higher than courier
Iranian - Suffers substantial back injury |
| Case | Offence | Amount | Plea | Record | Sentence | Appeal | Facts |
Dang
(25)
NSW CCA [265]
28.7.2004 | Attempt possess | 92g (pure) | PG | Failure to report excess currency | 7y 6m
NPP 5y | AD | Package forwarded to offender from Vietnam intercepted by customs officers, containing four packages of heroin concealed in two hardcover books – street value $176,400-$223,440.
Offender on expired student visa. |
Aksu
(24)
NSW CCA [284]
18.8.2004 | Att possess | | PG | 4y 3m
NPP 2y 6m | Crown AD | minor | Importation from Hong Kong of 708.5g pure heroin – controlled delivery – co-offenders sentenced for importation
Recruited to collect package - favourable prospects of rehabilitation |
Okafor
NSW CCA [147]
30.5.2007 | Attempt possess | 108g (pure) | VG | 6y
NPP 4y | AD | Good character | Attempted to collect package containing drugs from post box |
