A sentence of 11 years imprisonment for importing a commercial quantity of methamphetamine (2,326.5 grams pure) was manifestly excessive where the offender was a 23-year-old first offender acting as a courier in a fragile mental state, whose only reward was the cost of travel, and who had no knowledge of the quantity of drugs. The appropriate sentence in those circumstances was 9 years and 6 months with a non-parole period of 4 years and 6 months.
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