Judgment on a qualified violation of the Narcotics Act

Facts

- The appellant [X.] purchased a total of 814.16 litres of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) between February 2006 and January 2008, imported it into Switzerland and sold 280.45 litres of it. - On 14 June 2012, the District Court of Lenzburg convicted [X.] of a qualified violation of the NarcA and sentenced him to four years' imprisonment. - On 12 September 2013, the High Court of the Canton of Aargau upheld the first-instance judgment.

Considerations

- The appellant claims a violation of the principle of legality, as GBL was not expressly classified as a narcotic at the time of the offence. However, the Federal Court rejects this, as GBL is to be classified as a narcotic as an ester of GHB according to the NarcLO-FDHA. - The Federal…