Category: drug trafficking

Regina (Gibson) v Secretary of State for Justice – WLR Daily

Posted September 11th, 2013 in assets recovery, confiscation, Crown Court, drug trafficking, interest, law reports, magistrates, sentencing by tracey

Regina (Gibson) v Secretary of State for Justice: [2013] EWHC 2481 (Admin);   [2013] WLR (D)  344

“Where the Crown Court fixed a term of imprisonment in default of a sum recoverable under a confiscation order the words ‘at the time the period of detention was imposed’ in section 79(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 meant the time when the default term was activated by the magistrates’ court, not the time when it was fixed by the Crown Court, for the purposes of calculating a reduction in the term of imprisonment.”

WLR Daily, 4th September 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Is complicity with the death penalty illegal? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 17th, 2013 in appeals, death penalty, drug offences, drug trafficking, international law, jurisdiction, legal aid, news by sally

“In a previous blog post on these pages, the case of Lindsay Sandiford was examined. Sandiford – a British citizen facing the death penalty in Indonesia – had asked the UK Government for funding to help her appeal, but was refused financial help. The Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Government, stating that the decision to provide legal aid to a British citizen abroad is a discretionary matter for the executive.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th July 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Liverpool crime matriarch and two sons jailed over conspiracy to import drugs – The Guardian

Posted June 17th, 2013 in conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering, news, sentencing by sally

“Key members of one of Merseyside’s most notorious crime families are behind bars after admitting to running a multi-million pound drug smuggling and money-laundering racket.”

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The Guardian, 14th June 2013

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Drug-dealing great-grandmother Diane Gibson jailed – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2013 in drug trafficking, news, sentencing by tracey

“A drug-dealing great-grandmother, who had been on the run for 12 years, has been jailed for more than four years.”

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BBC News, 10th June 2013

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Regina (Sandiford) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – WLR Daily

Posted May 28th, 2013 in appeals, death penalty, drug trafficking, foreign jurisdictions, law reports, legal aid, news, sentencing by sally

Regina (Sandiford) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2013] EWCA Civ 581; [2013] WLR (D) 201

“The policy of the Foreign Secretary to refuse to provide funding for legal representation to United Kingdom nationals who were facing the death penalty abroad was lawful.”

WLR Daily, 22nd May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Action to tackle drug cutting agents – Home Office

Posted May 28th, 2013 in consultations, crime prevention, drug trafficking, enforcement, news by sally

A consultation was launched today on whether powers to seize substances used by criminals to mix with illegal drugs and maximise their profits should be strengthened.

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Home Office, 28th May 2013

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Briton Lindsay Sandiford challenges government refusal to fund appeal against Bali drug smuggling death sentence – The Independent

Posted April 22nd, 2013 in appeals, death penalty, drug trafficking, foreign jurisdictions, legal aid, news, sentencing by sally

“Lawyers for British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford today launched an urgent new legal challenge over a UK Government refusal to fund her appeal against a death sentence imposed by an Indonesian court after she was found guilty of drug smuggling.”

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The Independent, 22nd April 2013

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Cancer Research wins second ban on ads attacking plain cigarette packs – The Guardain

Posted April 17th, 2013 in advertising, complaints, consumer protection, drug trafficking, news, smoking by sally

“Cancer Research UK has won a second victory in as many months against Gallaher, which markets brands including Benson & Hedges, Camel and Silk Cut, after the ad watchdog banned the tobacco giant’s campaign attacking proposals for plain cigarette packaging.”

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The Guardian, 17th April 2013

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Drug lord jailed as police shut down largest smuggling operation in UK – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2013 in drug trafficking, guilty pleas, money laundering, news by tracey

“The last remaining kingpin of an international network of organised criminal gangs that flooded the UK with £300m worth of illegal drugs has been brought to justice.”

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The Guardian, 26th March 2013

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Keighley rape trial: Bilal Hussain and Shazad Rehman jailed – BBC News

Posted March 7th, 2013 in children, conspiracy, drug trafficking, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“Two men have been jailed for drugging and raping vulnerable under-age girls they found walking the streets.”

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BBC News, 6th March 2013

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International legal aid: private conscience and public duty – LegalVoice

Posted February 13th, 2013 in appeals, death penalty, drug trafficking, extraterritoriality, human rights, legal aid, news by sally

“Lindsay Sandiford, the British woman sentenced to death for smuggling just under five kilos of cocaine into Bali, has obtained sufficient funds to appeal, writes Roger Smith.”

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LegalVoice, 12th February 2013

Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk

Appeal court orders release of severely disabled prisoner – The Guardian

Posted February 11th, 2013 in appeals, drug trafficking, early release, medical treatment, news, prisons by sally

“The appeal court has shown ‘exceptional mercy’ to a severely disabled prisoner, releasing him from prison early after his lawyers argued the prison service could not meet his complex medical needs.”

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The Guardian, 8th February 2013

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No cash from the UK to avoid Indonesian firing squad – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 8th, 2013 in death penalty, drug trafficking, extraterritoriality, judicial review, legal representation, news by sally

“In this highly publicised case, the Administrative Court has come up with some firm criteria for the scope of the Convention’s protective reach for UK citizens abroad. The judgment is also something of a body blow for those who are looking to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms for a wider human rights umbrella.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Bali drugs: UK government accused of breaching Lindsay Sandiford’s rights – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2013 in death penalty, drug trafficking, extraterritoriality, judicial review, legal aid, legal representation, news by sally

“The government’s failure to provide an ‘adequate’ lawyer to represent a British woman sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug smuggling is a breach of her rights, the high court has been told.”

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The Guardian, 31st January 2013

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Isle of Wight £90m cocaine yacht trial: Two men jailed – BBC News

Posted January 30th, 2013 in confiscation, drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men caught in possession of £90m worth of cocaine on a yacht off the Isle of Wight have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 30th January 2013

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Robert Coulson jailed for smuggling cannabis – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2013 in confiscation, drug trafficking, news, recidivists, sentencing by tracey

” 71-year-old man who admitted trying to smuggle more than £168,000 worth of
cannabis through a ferry port has been jailed for three years and nine months.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2013

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Guns and drugs smuggling soldiers jailed – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2013 in armed forces, drug trafficking, firearms, news, sentencing by tracey

“Four British soldiers who tried to smuggle guns and drugs into the UK have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2013

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Isle of Wight £90m cocaine yacht trial: Piotr Pachnia guilty – BBC News

Posted January 24th, 2013 in confiscation, drug trafficking, news by sally

“A man has been found guilty of possessing £90m of cocaine found hidden on a yacht off the Isle of Wight.”

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BBC News, 23rd January 2013

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Florist jailed for smuggling £23.5m worth of cocaine in flower boxes – The Independent

Posted October 1st, 2012 in drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

“A florist owner who tried to smuggle cocaine worth £23.5 million into the country in boxes of flowers has been jailed for 18 years.”

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The Independent, 27th September 2012

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Cocaine plot mastermind jailed for 28 years – The Independent

Posted September 25th, 2012 in conspiracy, drug offences, drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

“A 61-year-old man has been jailed for 28 years after masterminding a plot to smuggle 1.5 tonnes of cocaine into the UK.”

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The Independent, 24th September 2012

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