An aggregate sentence of 7 years' imprisonment (starting point of 9 years under the old regime, reduced by one-third under transitional provisions) is within the appropriate range for two counts of supplying approximately 200 MDMA tablets each (approximately 55 grams, 32-38% purity) where the offender was engaged in a course of conduct at the middle level of the drug trafficking hierarchy, was commercially motivated, and did not plead guilty. The parity principle is not attracted where the applicant's role, number of offences, course of conduct, and age differ significantly from co-offenders.
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