Judgment of the appellant due to qualified violation of the Narcotics Act and money laundering

Facts

- The appellant [A.] was sentenced by the Court of Appeal of the Canton of Basel-Stadt to a custodial sentence of 4 years and a fine of CHF 300.-- for multiple quantitatively and organizationally qualified violations of the NarcA as well as multiple counts of money laundering. Furthermore, a 9-year expulsion from Switzerland was ordered. - The appellant requested the Federal Supreme Court to set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal and to confirm the judgment of the Criminal Court of the Canton of Basel-Stadt of 16 December 2020. Alternatively, he should be acquitted of the charges of organizationally qualified violation of the NarcA and multiple counts of money laundering, and be sentenced to a suspended custodial sentence of 18 months.

Considerations

- The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's appeal, insofar as it was admissible. - The Federal Supreme Court held that the lower court rightly qualified the appellant's drug trafficking as organizationally qualified. The lower court convincingly justified the drug quantity of 4…