A sentence of 26 years' imprisonment with a 17-year non-parole period was upheld for aiding the importation of 182 kg of methamphetamine where the offender played a supervisory role in the land-based operations over six months. The Court noted but left open the question whether House v The King requires a constrained standard of review for challenges to sentencing judges' factual findings, observing a division of opinion in the NSWCCA on this point.
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