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Card 011: breach of the law “same crime, same sentence” — Importing a drug into Canada and possession of a drug for the purpose of trafficking · British Columbia · he — 5 years on each count, concurrent, with credit for 675 days, she — 3 years on each of the two counts, concurrent, with credit for 584 days; 511 days remaining
Importing a drug into Canada and possession of a drug for the purpose of trafficking · British Columbia · 2016 / 2017 · he — Found guilty by a jury, 5 years on each count, concurrent, with credit for 675 days; she — Found guilty by a jury, 3 years on each of the two counts, concurrent, with credit for 584 days; 511 days remaining.
Both cases were heard by a British Columbia court. Juries found both guilty of importing a drug into Canada and of possessing it for the purpose of trafficking. Neither had a criminal record.
Johnny Joshua Uy, 34, a US citizen, entered Canada for one day as a courier. On Christmas Day 2014 two bricks of cocaine, about two kilograms, were found at a boat landing site in Oak Bay. He denied guilt at trial. The Crown asked for 6 years. The court imposed 5 years on each of the two counts, concurrent, with credit for 675 days.
Iveta Scheuer, 50, flew into Vancouver on 27 November 2016. About 2.6 kg of opium worth $40,000 to $70,000 was found in the walls of her two suitcases. She was paid $3,000 for the delivery and lied to border officers. The Crown asked for 3 years with credit for pre-sentence custody at 1.5 to 1. The court imposed 3 years on each of the two counts, concurrent, with credit for 584 days.
The court noted that Scheuer has knee pain, speaks little English and has no ties in Canada, so jail is harder for her. The court did not treat the absence of a record as mitigating. It treated the profit motive as aggravating.
Details: both decisions, the law, what happened after
He
- Case: R. v. Uy
- Citation: 2016 BCSC 823
- Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia
- Date of decision: 2016-03-18
- Charge: Importing cocaine into Canada; possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Outcome: Found guilty by a jury
- Sentence: 5 years on each count, concurrent, with credit for 675 days
- Facts: Two bricks of cocaine, about two kilograms, found in a backpack at a boat landing site in Oak Bay on Christmas Day 2014; Uy had entered Canada for one day as a courier. He is 34, no record. The Crown asked for 6 years. (paras. 1, 6, 10, 12, 32, 37)
- Decision: https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/16/08/2016BCSC0823.htm
She
- Case: R. v. Scheuer
- Citation: 2017 BCSC 2552
- Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia
- Date of decision: 2017-12-21
- Charge: Importing opium into Canada; possession of opium for the purpose of trafficking
- Outcome: Found guilty by a jury
- Sentence: 3 years on each of the two counts, concurrent, with credit for 584 days; 511 days remaining
- Facts: About 2.6 kg of opium worth $40,000 to $70,000 hidden in two suitcases at Vancouver airport on 27 November 2016; she was paid $3,000. She is 50, no record. The Crown asked for 3 years with credit at 1.5 to 1. (paras. 1, 2, 3, 16, 23, 30, 31, 33)
- Decision: https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/17/25/2017BCSC2552.htm
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