[37] Ms. Owen imported 8.217 kilograms of heroin.
[38] That is a very large amount. There are not many cases cited by counsel where the amount of heroin was greater than 5 kilograms:
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R. v.
Huang: 57 kilograms (15 years);
[19]
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R. v.
Thambiah: 13.6 kilograms (15 years);
[20]
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Zahor: 11.95 kilograms (14 ½ years);
[21]
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R. v.
Deane: 11.9 kilograms (16 years);
[22]
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Sidhu: 9.56 kilograms (15 years);
[23]
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R. v.
Mediratta: 8 kilograms (7 years);
[24]
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R. v.
El Kassam: 7.1 kilograms (20 years);
[25]
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R. v.
Huang: 7 kilograms (15 years);
[26]
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R. v.
Chan : 6 kilograms (10 years);
[27]
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Debo: 5.938 kilograms (16 years);
[28] and
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R. v.
Soufi: 5 kilograms (13 years).
[29]
