Sentence for short-term dealings with 217 kilos of harshish

Justices: Matningsdal, Endresen, Bull, Bergsjø, Falch

The penalty for violation of section 232 subsection 2 first option, cf. sections 231 subsection 1 and section 15 of the Penal Code was four years of imprisonment. The convicted person, who is a 66-year-old Polish citizen, was hired by a Polish transport company to drive a heavy goods vehicle from Poland to Norway. In the vehicle's cab, 217 kilos of hashish were hidden. The defendant was aware of this when the passenger in the vehicle took the hashish out from the hiding place. This took place while the vehicle was parked after the delivery of the load in Norway. Half an hour later, the defendant helped the passenger with handing the drugs over to the recipient, who had arrived at the place where the vehicle was parked. The modest role of the defendant was considered in the sentencing, as well as the unnecessarily long appeal process before the Supreme Court, the long time in custody and the fact that the defendant was a foreign national had to be prepared for a more harsh prison regime.