R v Okosi [2017] NSWDC 400

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Okosi [2017] NSWDC 400 Hearing dates: 7 – 8, 11 September 2017 Date of orders: 11 September 2017 Decision date: 11 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Neilson DCJ Decision: Total sentence of 13 years and six months, expiring on 5 November 2028. Non-parole period of nine years commencing on 6 May 2015 and expiring on 5 May 2024 Catchwords: SENTENCE – COMMONWEALTH OFFENCES – Importation of cocaine and methamphetamine by post – Offender the principal in many transactions – Nigerian lawyer in Australia on student visa – Six substantive offences: (a) aiding and abetting an attempt to possess unlawfully imported marketable quantity of cocaine; (b) importing a marketable quantity of methamphetamine and cocaine; (c) attempting to possess a commercial quantity of illegally imported amphetamine and cocaine; (d) dealing with property he believed to be the proceeds of crime; (e) trafficking amphetamine and cocaine (f) providing false/misleading information to reporting entities Legislation Cited: Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006 Criminal Code Act 1995 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Cases Cited: R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383 Tyler v R (2007) 173 A Crim R 458 Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Commonwealth) (Crown) Emeke Okosi (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Jordan (Crown) Mr K Averre (Offender)