R v Ibrahim, Moustafa [2020] NSWDC 254

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ibrahim, Moustafa [2020] NSWDC 254 Hearing dates: 28 April 2020 Decision date: 20 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Yehia SC DCJ Decision: Pursuant to s 53A of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) I impose an aggregate sentence of 30 years imprisonment commencing on 8 August 2017 and expiring on 7 August 2047. I fix a non-parole period of 18 years imprisonment commencing on 8 August 2017 and expiring on 7 August 2035. Catchwords: CRIME – conspiracy to import commercial quantity of MDMA – tobacco smuggling – whether and the extent to which an undercover operation and the role of an undercover operative operate to reduce culpability – whether there can be a meeting of the minds between an offender and an undercover operative such as to constitute an overt act in furtherance of a conspiracy Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth), s 17A Cases Cited: Cam Huynh Giang v R [2017] NSWCCA 25 DPP v Fabriczy [2010] VSCA 334 Haval Kada v The Queen; Hadil Kada v The Queen [2017] VSCA 339 Hili v The Queen; Jones v The Queen (2010) 242 CLR 520 Markarian v The Queen (2005) 228 CLR 357 Mihelic v R [2019] NSWCCA 2 Parris v R [2013] NSWCCA 5 R v Elomar & Ors [2010] NSWSC 10 R v Ong [2007] VSCA 206 R v Pham (2015) 256 CLR 550 R v Taouk (1992) 65 A Crim 387 Rex v Segal (1929) 45 CCC 32 Wong v The Queen; Leung v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 Category: Sentence Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Moustafa Ibrahim Representation: L Crowley QC with G Wright (Crown) B Walker SC with A Francis (Offender) File Number(s): 2017/00252518