19 Mar 2021
R v NAVARRO [2021] NZHC 593
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 593
- Court
- High Court
Defendant's conduct involving 109.6 kg (80% purity) methamphetamine placed offending in Zhang band five; defendant classified as occupying a high‑end 'lesser' role; starting point set at 21 years' imprisonment; court applied cumulative personal discounts totalling 40% (5% youth/remorse, 5% foreign national, 5% cultural background, 25% early guilty plea) producing an end sentence of 12 years 7 months; court imposed a minimum period of imprisonment equal to 50% of the sentence; cash of $76,550 forfeited to the Crown.