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HCCC 366/2013
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO 366 OF 2013
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HKSAR |
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MUSHTAQ ZEESHAN |
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| Before: |
Deputy High Court Judge Tallentire |
| Date: |
12 June 2014 at 10.15 am |
| Present: |
Mr John McNamara, on fiat, for HKSAR |
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Mr John Haynes, instructed by Krishnan & Tsang, assigned by DLA, for the accused |
| Offence: |
(1) Manufacture of a dangerous drug (製造危險藥物) |
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(2) Trafficking in a dangerous drug (販運危險藥物) |
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(3) Trafficking in dangerous drugs (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: Defendant, you have been convicted of two charges of trafficking by the jury. The drugs trade is an evil trade. It destroys lives, it destroys families, and leads people into lives of crime.
Mr Haynes has put forward that the jury clearly took the view you were a small potato. I do not disagree with that. A small potato you may be but you are still an essential cog in the wheel of trafficking.
There are guidelines that have been set by the higher courts. You are a man with an undistinguished criminal record. You came to Hong Kong as an uninvited guest and this is the fourth time that you have violated the Laws of Hong Kong.
I intend to sentence you in accordance with the guidelines. I can find no reason to deviate from those guidelines.
On Charge 2 you will go to prison for 2 years. On Charge 3 you will go to prison for 23 years. They will be served concurrently, in the circumstances.
So the total is 23 years.
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