A head sentence of seven years imprisonment (moderated from a higher figure to account for mandatory cumulative parole consequences under s 156A Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld)) with parole eligibility at the one-third mark is within range for a 19-year-old repeat trafficking offender dealing in wholesale quantities of schedule one drugs with profit of at least $200,000, who offended while on parole for a prior trafficking conviction. The case confirms that youth and guilty plea, while significant mitigating factors, are substantially diminished where the offender has a prior trafficking conviction and reoffended while on parole.
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