A sentence of seven years imprisonment with a four-year non-parole period is within the appropriate range for importing a marketable quantity of heroin (231 grams pure weight, street value exceeding $680,000) by a courier with no criminal history who pleaded guilty at an early stage. The quantity of drugs involved, while a relevant factor in sentencing for drug importation offences, is not the chief factor.
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