A sentence of nine years' imprisonment (with a non-parole period of four years and six months) is within the appropriate range for an offender who acts as an intermediary in the importation of approximately 4 kg of high-purity cocaine, where the offender's role involves receiving the drugs from a courier, paying the courier, and passing the drugs on, and where mitigating factors including a guilty plea, absence of criminal history, and good character are taken into account from a notional starting point of 12 years.
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