A total effective sentence of eight and a half years with a six-year non-parole period is within range for importation of approximately 679 grams of pure methylamphetamine where the offender organised the importation, arranged collection, and obtained laboratory equipment for extraction. Courts should not distinguish between types of prohibited substances in sentencing for drug importation; the legislative penalties, not judicial views on the perniciousness of particular drugs, should guide the sentencing discretion.
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