Where offenders are principals of separate but related criminal enterprises (not co-offenders), parity reasoning requires modification: the sentence of the non-co-offender serves as a comparable yardstick informing the sentencing range rather than triggering strict parity analysis. The role of the offender in the hierarchy, financial benefit derived, and specific aggravating factors such as supply to children may justify minimal disparity despite significant differences in quantity trafficked.
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