For conspiracy to import massive quantities of heroin, the appropriate starting point for an important (but non-principal) participant is 40 years before s 16G reduction. Life imprisonment is reserved as the norm for persons at the top of the importation hierarchy, not for those who merely provide important assistance. Some discount must be given for information provided to authorities even where it proves of no practical value, provided the disclosure was genuine. Breach of trust by an employee whose employer is not the victim of the offence does not aggravate criminality in the same way as traditional breach-of-trust cases. The normal range for the non-parole period ratio in federal offences is 60-66%, with 63% as the median.
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