A sentence of 18 years' imprisonment for a principal organiser of a conspiracy to import a commercial quantity of heroin, involving four successful importations totalling approximately 1.5 kilograms, is within the available sentencing range notwithstanding a plea of guilty and significant personal mitigating circumstances. The quantity of drugs imported is not necessarily to be given primary or overriding weight where the offender's role as a principal and the multifaceted nature of involvement are the dominant indicators of criminality.
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