A sentence of 10 years' imprisonment with a 7-year non-parole period for importing 3.653 kg of methamphetamine (4.87 times the commercial quantity threshold) by a first offender acting as a key intermediary is within the available range, though towards the top. General deterrence, denunciation and specific deterrence remain the major sentencing considerations for financially motivated drug importation offences.
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