Before forfeiture of property under a drug trafficker declaration can be taken into account in mitigation of sentence, there must be material positively leading the sentencing judge to conclude that all or a very substantial portion of the property was lawfully acquired; bare assertions from the bar table are insufficient. A total sentence of 10 years' imprisonment was upheld for possession with intent to sell or supply of approximately 220 g of pure methylamphetamine where the offender was found to be very high in the drug hierarchy.
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