A sentence of eight years' imprisonment with parole eligibility at approximately one-third of the head sentence is within range for trafficking in cocaine, MDMA and methylamphetamine over a four-month period involving $24,275 in transactions, where the offender has a substantial criminal history. Cooperation with authorities that does not result in information of real utility does not warrant a sentencing discount. Limited common elements between Magistrates Court drug offences and a Supreme Court trafficking charge do not require adjustment of the trafficking sentence.
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