A sentence of 11 years' imprisonment with a 6 year 9 month non-parole period for attempting to possess 8.31 kg of heroin (more than five times the commercial quantity) by an expendable mid-level functionary who cooperated with authorities and pleaded guilty is within the permissible range. Cooperation with authorities that does not rise to the level in Doran (where the offender confessed to previously unknown offending) warrants only a relatively modest discount, particularly where the offender also told lies and minimised involvement in the record of interview.
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