The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal upheld the sentencing judge's finding that the applicant was a principal rather than a courier in the importation of a prohibited substance contrary to s 233B(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1901 (Cth), and held that the sentence imposed was not outside the proper range of the primary judge's sentencing discretion. The distinction between principal and courier roles remains a relevant sentencing consideration in drug importation cases.
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