For couriering approximately 400 grams of methylamphetamine (including 164 grams of powder at 55% purity) interstate, an aggregate sentence of 7 years' imprisonment was appropriate after applying the double jeopardy discount on a Crown appeal. Good character and personal financial hardship carry reduced mitigatory weight where the offender's good character facilitated the courier role. The inevitability of conviction once drugs are discovered during a body search reduces the discount available for a fast-track guilty plea to the bottom end of the scale.
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