A starting point of nine years' imprisonment (adjusted to six years under s 16G) is within the appropriate range for importing 61 grams of pure MDMA as a courier, even where the offender has no prior record, pleads guilty early, and is motivated by financial need rather than greed. General deterrence remains the dominant sentencing consideration for drug importation offences.
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