In drug trafficking cases involving covert police operations with faux drugs, the involvement of a covert operative does not mitigate moral culpability where the offender was ready and willing to commit the offence. The quantity of drugs, even where faux, remains a highly relevant consideration in assessing seriousness. A sentence of 15 years' imprisonment for attempted trafficking in 250 times the large commercial quantity of cocaine was upheld as within range.
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