R v WAT, Kar Wang [2015] NSWDC 418

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v WAT, Kar Wang [2015] NSWDC 418 Hearing dates: 14 December 2015 Decision date: 14 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Judge S Norrish QC Decision: Full-time custodial sentence. For orders see [61] Catchwords: CRIMINAL – supply prohibited drug – ephedrine – large commercial quantity – overseas importation concealed in items within shipping container – SENTENCE – early plea of guilty – no serious health conditions – elderly offender – prior good character – offender a foreign national – motivation of the offender – nature of the operation – seriousness of the offending in light of the claims made by the offender – role of the offender in the operation – general and personal deterrence – minimal assistance to law enforcement - Legislation Cited: Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Customs Act 1901 (Cth) Cases Cited: R v Thomson; R v Houlton [2000] 49 NSWCCA 309 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] 244 CLR 120 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25 Chan and Others [2010] NSWCCA 153 Way v R (2004) 60 NSWLR 168 De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 DS v The Queen [2014] NSWCCA 297 Ibrahim Jidah v The Queen [2014] NSWCCA 269 Yousef Jidah v The Queen [2014] NSWCCA 270 Lachlan Wilson [2014] NSWCCA 266 RCW v R (No 2) [2014] NSWCCA 190 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Kar Wang Wat (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr. Amaranth (Crown) Ms. Fernando (Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/00294815 Publication restriction: Nil