High Court Justice Aruna Aluthge has sentenced Justin Ho to life in prison.
He has been given a non-parole period of 30 years.
Ho was found guilty on multiple counts of drug importation and possession, identifying him as the “main beneficiary” and “controlling authority” behind the sophisticated transnational drug operation.
While convicting him last month, Justice Aluthge said the evidence presented confirmed that Ho, along with co-accused David Heritage, masterminded the shipment of the record-breaking consignment of methamphetamine into Fiji.
The court heard that Ho directed a multi-layered criminal network, with his attempt to flee the country with two co-accused after police investigations began further solidifying his central role. A large sum of cash found on Ho at the time of his arrest was cited as evidence of his alleged leadership in the escape plan and as a beneficiary of the illicit drug activity.