A sentence of 6 years 9 months' imprisonment for possessing a trafficable quantity of methylamphetamine with intent to sell or supply, where the offender played a significant role in a drug distribution syndicate, may be at or very close to the lower end of the available range but is not manifestly inadequate where there is very substantial mitigation. The case confirms that the ameliorating effect of very significant mitigating factors can sustain a sentence at the lower boundary of the range even for extremely serious drug trafficking offences.
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