R v Ahmad, Ahmad; R v Fakhreddine, Hassan [2020] NSWDC 370

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ahmad, Ahmad; R v Fakhreddine, Hassan [2020] NSWDC 370 Hearing dates: 20 March 2020; 5-7 May 2020 Decision date: 22 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Yehia SC DCJ Decision: The offender, Ahmad Ahmad, is convicted. Taking into account a discount of 20% for the plea of guilty, I impose a sentence of imprisonment consisting of a non-parole period of 8 years 9 months commencing on 8 August 2017 and expiring on 7 May 2026, with a balance of term of 6 years 5 months imprisonment expiring on 7 October 2032. The total term is 15 years 2 months imprisonment. The offender is eligible for consideration for release on parole at the expiration of the non-parole period. The offender, Hassan Fakhreddine, is convicted. Taking into account a discount of 20% for the plea of guilty, I impose a sentence of imprisonment consisting of a non-parole period of 8 years commencing on 8 August 2017 and expiring on 7 August 2025, with a balance of term of 5 years 7 months imprisonment expiring on 7 March 2031. The total term is 13 years 7 months imprisonment. The offender is eligible for consideration for release on parole at the expiration of the non-parole period. Catchwords: CRIME — Drug offences — Commonwealth offences — Conspiracy to import border-controlled drug — commercial quantity of MDMA — relevance of police undercover operation Cases Cited: R v Nguyen; R v Pham (2010) 205 A Crim R 106 R v Leung (unreported 21 July 1994 NSWCCA) R v Ibrahim [2020] NSWDC 254 R v Taouk (1992) 65 A Crim R 387 Cam Huynh Giang v R [2017] NSWCCA 25 Mihelic v R [2019] NSWCCA 2 Parris v R [2013] NSWCCA 5 Haval Kada v The Queen; Hadi Kada v The Queen [2017] VSCA 339 Wang v R [2010] NSWCCA 319; Ma v R [2010] NSWCCA 320 Jaafar v R [2017] NSWCCA 223 Category: Sentence Parties: Proceeding 2017/241066: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Ahmad Ahmad