A sentence of 8 years imprisonment with a 4-year non-parole period is within the appropriate range for a courier involved in the importation of approximately 44 grams of cocaine. A sentence of 12 years imprisonment with a 6-year non-parole period is within the appropriate range for an offender playing a more substantial organisational role in a cocaine importation operation involving 44 grams. Limited weight attaches to a guilty plea where the case against the offender was very strong and conviction was almost inevitable.
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