Section 25A of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) creates an offence of great seriousness as indicated by the 20-year maximum penalty, and sentencing statistics for simple supply offences involving similar drug quantities are not appropriate guides for s 25A sentencing. A sentence of 5 years and 6 months for ongoing heroin supply involving relatively small individual transactions but extensive dealing activity (777 drug-related calls in a short period) was at the lower end of the appropriate range.
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