HKSAR v. ZUNINI DE LA CRUZ JORGE DANIEL

HCCC315/2009

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 315 OF 2009

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Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above Case

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COURT: The jury have convicted you of trafficking in dangerous drugs. The drug was cocaine. The amount was 280 grammes. You knowingly received the drugs in a parcel sent from South America.

You will know that drug sentences in Hong Kong are based on the nature of the drug and the quantity of it. You fall into the category that goes from 200 grammes to 400 grammes attracting a starting point after trial of 12 to 15 years’ imprisonment. By weight the starting point would be something just under 13½ years.

In your case there is the added aggravation that you were involved in bringing drugs across an international border.

In those circumstances, bearing in mind the aggravation, I shall take a figure of 14 years.

The sentence is 14 years’ imprisonment.