A sentence of 11 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of five and a half years was upheld for offending involving importation and possession of approximately 4.4 kilograms of methamphetamine (combined) with additional money laundering, where the offender played a central organisational role. A sentence of nine years imprisonment with a non-parole period of four and a half years was upheld for a co-accused in a subsidiary role who was jointly charged with commercial possession (1,712.6 grams pure methamphetamine) and proceeds of crime ($174,856). The two-year differential in head sentences and 12-month differential in non-parole periods was held to give proper effect to the parity principle.
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