The case confirms that where an offender is involved in wholesale drug supply of multiple drug types found together with a loaded firearm and substantial cash, the offences are properly treated as separate requiring accumulation rather than concurrent sentences. An offender's mental condition (borderline personality disorder, polysubstance abuse) does not reduce moral culpability absent credible evidence of a causal link between the condition and the offending, and may aggravate the seriousness of a firearm offence due to public safety concerns.
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