The former Magistrate said that the punishment for drugs couriers – or mules – was too tough and that the Court of Appeal should now review the sentencing guidelines.
He said that the Royal Court’s sentencing powers, which were set about 15 years ago, were becoming out of date and were no longer acting as a deterrent to those who want to smuggle drugs into the Island.
He is due to discuss the matter with the Bailiff Michael Birt and the Deputy Bailiff William Bailhache early in the New Year.
