A sentence of 15 years' imprisonment with an 11.5-year non-parole period for attempting to traffic 250 times the large commercial quantity of cocaine is within range, particularly where the offender played a significant role, pleaded not guilty, and showed no remorse. The involvement of a covert police operative does not mitigate the offending where the operative merely facilitated an offence well within the contemplation of the offender.
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