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HCCC122/2009
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 122 OF 2009
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Before:
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Deputy High Court Judge D Pang
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Date:
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9 June 2009 at 9.49 am
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Present:
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Ms Leung Sun-yee, Rosaline, SPP, of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
Mr Chau Hing-pang, assigned by the Director of Legal Aid, for the Accused
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Offence:
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Trafficking in a dangerous drug (販運危險藥物)
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Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above Case
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COURT: The defendant has pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug before a magistrate. He appears before me now for sentence.
The facts of the case are simple. Having come through the Lok Ma Chau Control Point, the defendant was found to be in possession of the drug in question, namely, a total of 1287.54 grammes of ketamine by pure narcotic content. Under caution, he admitted to have brought the drug in from Shenzhen.
The defendant is aged 28. He was born in Hong Kong, educated up to Form 2 level, had had a few blue-collar jobs in the past but was unemployed at the time of the offence. He is single and lived with his uncle. He has a previous conviction for theft.
In mitigation, counsel advised that the defendant committed the present offence for financial reasons.
In view of the quantity of the drug in question, not to mention that this is a case of cross-border trafficking, I will adopt a starting point of 15 years.
In view of the guilty plea, I will discount that by one-third, giving 10 years. That is all. The defendant will go to prison for 10 years.
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