- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 22 March 2010
- Court Location
- Southampton Crown Court
- Judge
- Judge John McNaught
- Case Number
- T20100048
- Name
- Data Anonymised
- Gender
-
Male
- Age
- 23
- Co-Defendant/s
- No
Offence/s
- Sentence notes
- 1.5 kilos (3.3lb) of cocaine with a street value of £343,000.
- Length
-
7 Years
- Drug Offence Information
-
Class A: Yes
Social Supply: 0
Amount: 1.5 kilos
- Undertaken in a group
- No
- Victim was serving public
- No
- Victim sustained injuries
- No
Sentencing Details
- Total Sentence
- 7 Years
- Sentenced Upon
-
Guilty Plea
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- Hartland, a passenger on a cruise, had hidden the cocaine in the lining of his rucksack.
The judge said: "Your early plea stands to your credit but this is a very serious matter. Enormous sums of money are involved and enormous misery is caused by this drug."
- Mitigating & Aggravating Factors
-
Early Plea / Timely Plea
Legal Teams & Authorities