A sentence of 8 years' imprisonment for possession of approximately 1 kg of methylamphetamine with intent to sell or supply is manifestly excessive where the offender's role was limited to being a passenger assisting in transportation on a single occasion, with no ongoing connection to the drug hierarchy and only an unspecified quantity of drugs as reward. A sentence of 5 years 9 months was substituted. The gravity of a drug offence is not to be assessed solely or chiefly by the weight of the drug; the nature and extent of the offender's actual participation is a significant sentencing factor.
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