The established sentencing range for trafficking in a Schedule 1 dangerous drug upon a plea of guilty remains 10 to 12 years' imprisonment. Offending committed in breach of suspended sentences of imprisonment is a significant aggravating factor warranting personal deterrence, and a sentence at the lower end of the range is not manifestly excessive even where comparative cases involving arguably more serious criminality attracted similar or lower sentences, where those comparatives are distinguishable on their facts.
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