For drug importation offences involving marketable quantities of border controlled drugs, general deterrence remains the primary sentencing consideration and personal mitigating factors including youth, rehabilitation, and drug dependency are given less weight than they might otherwise attract. When comparing sentences, the focus should be on sentencing principles from intermediate appellate courts rather than numerical outcomes from first instance courts.
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