26 Mar 2018
R v MINGSISOUPHANH [2018] NZHC 532
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 532
- Court
- High Court
The offending constituted an advanced, sophisticated commercial conspiracy capable of producing a large quantity of methamphetamine; the defendant played an active and central role, warranting significant punishment for deterrence and denunciation; after allowing six months for personal factors and a 20% reduction for plea, the appropriate effective sentence is 14 years' imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 7 years (50%).