Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cocaine sales and possession amount to a qualified BetmG offence
Decisione estratta
Yes. The repeated cocaine dealings formed a single course of conduct and exceeded the qualified threshold of 18 grams of pure cocaine.
Motivazione estratta
The sales to different buyers over about one year were driven by one continuing intent to finance the defendant's stay. Quantities were aggregated because the dealings were part of one drug-trafficking activity; the court accepted the buyer's evidence and the seized packaged cocaine as corroboration.