Silus Boyes sentenced on firearm, meth, cocaine, MDMA charges at Coffs Harbour
A leading figure in a major Mid North Coast drug operation has been sentenced in Coffs Harbour, following meth, cocaine, MDMA, firearm and cannabis charges. See the outcome.
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Silus Boyes, the 44-year-old man involved in one of Coffs Harbour’s biggest drug networks, has today received a nine-year prison sentence.
Judge Jonathan Priestley listed Boyes’ 10 charges, including commercial meth, MDMA, cocaine and cannabis supply, as well as firearm charges, at the judgement at Coffs Harbour District Court on Wednesday, August 31.
Boyes appeared via audio visual link.
Mr Priestley told the court Boyes had “significant involvement in a range of crimes”.
The charges included 475 grams of meth supply, as well as involvement in a shotgun shootout at Kalang to which he was charged with fire firearm in a manner likely to injure persons.
He had three additional charges of 140 grams of meth manufacture, 108 grams of cocaine supply, as well as 60 grams of MDMA and 3.2 kilograms of cannabis supply.
Boyes’ main defence to a custodial sentence relied on the need to be in the community for rehabilitation, the court heard.
Last week, Boyes told the court he was aged 27 when his brother committed suicide, and in 2018 lost his son after birth issues.
He also said he suffered from physical and sexual abuse as a child and was addicted to alcohol and drugs by age 14.
Mr Priestley mentioned Boyes tragic, disadvantaged childhood in his judgement.
Boyes was charged with: supply cannabis (commercial quantity), supply prohibited drug, fire firearm manner likely injure persons, manufacture prohibited drug, supply prohibited drug, possess precursor intend to use in manufacture, supply cannabis, and goods suspected stolen.
He previously pleaded guilty to all charges except the commercial quantity charge of 250g of cocaine.
In handing sentence, Mr Priestley condemned Boyes’ “active participation in a significant amount of crimes”, noting the devastation drugs can cause and the need to protect the community.
Boyes was convicted and sentenced to nine years in jail, with a five-and-a-half year non-parole period.
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