Show cause bail, bail granted, commercial quantity prohibited drug

R v KD

On 26 March 2019 Christopher Cole appeared in the Supreme Court of NSW on a ‘show cause’ release application for the accused KD.

KD was charged with supplying a commercial quantity of a prohibited drug, as well as an indictable quantity of a prohibited drug.

KD was also on bail for other alleged offences at the time of his arrest.

Both the commercial quantity charge and the fact that KD was on bail at the time of his arrest, triggered two ‘show cause’ events.

A substantial amount of the material was tendered on KD’s behalf and eventually the judge determined that KD had shown cause as to why his detention was no longer justified. He was released on strict conditional bail.

Considering KD had to show cause for two events, this was a fantastic result for the client. The matter remains on foot in the Local Court.

Charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug (40kg + Methylamphetamine), sentenced to four years

R v BF

BF was charged with ‘attempting to possess a commercial quantity of unlawfully imported border controlled drug, namely Methyl amphetamine’ contrary to the Criminal Code (Cth) 1995. This is a very serious offence that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 25 years. The amount of Methylamphetamine in question was over 40kg.

Christopher Cole represented BF and a plea of guilty was entered. Ian McLachlan was instructed as Counsel and the matter came before the Sydney District Court. BF was sentenced to four years with an option for parole. This was an outstanding result for BF considering the severity of the charge and the amount of the controlled drug in question.