Kiribati jails a sailor and confiscates his yacht in a cannabis case
Lyderic Morlier received nine months in prison and total fines of A$4,400 after admitting drug cultivation, prohibited import and immigration offences. The prison terms ran together, with credit for time already spent in custody.[@1,2] The court also confiscated his yacht, two engines, vessel-monitoring equipment and radios under the drug law.[@1]
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Lyderic Morlier received nine months in prison and total fines of A$4,400 after admitting drug cultivation, prohibited import and immigration offences. The prison terms ran together, with credit for time already spent in custody.[1][2] The court also confiscated his yacht, two engines, vessel-monitoring equipment and radios under the drug law.[1][1][2]
Sources
- Republic v Morlier, sentence of 23 October 2015 (archived PacLII copy). High Court of Kiribati. Criminal Case 9/2015; concurrent sentences, remand credit, fines and yacht forfeiture.
- French drifter jailed in Kiribati, 4 November 2015. RNZ. Identifies cannabis planting among Morlier’s charges; sentencing total differs from the recovered 23 October judgment.