A total effective sentence of 5 years 6 months' imprisonment for possession with intent to sell or supply of approximately 3,554 ecstasy tablets (approximately 5% purity) by first offenders who were mid-level suppliers acting for financial gain is within the customary sentencing range in Western Australia. A sentencing judge may properly order cumulative sentences for multiple counts of drug possession with intent to supply arising from the same enterprise, provided the totality principle is applied by adjusting individual sentences to reflect overlapping criminality.
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