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HCCC 224/2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO 224 OF 2017
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| Date: |
2 November 2017 at 10.52 am |
| Present: |
Mr Shaun P Kelly, on fiat, for HKSAR |
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Mr Wu Kam-fun Roderick, instructed by C K Charles Ho &
Co, assigned by DLA, for the accused |
| Offence: |
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 is convicted after trial of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug. He went to the hotel room to deal with the cocaine which was collected by his accomplice, that is PW1, earlier that evening. There were utensils inside the hotel room capable for mixing drugs.
The drugs, upon analysis, was 1 kilogramme of a powder containing 852 grammes of cocaine. The market value was around HK$1.103 million.
The defendant is now aged 30. He has seven previous criminal records including one which is similar to the present charge. He was sentenced to 8 years and 8 months’ imprisonment on 8 September 2009. He served the imprisonment and was discharged from prison on 20 September 2014. But just after slightly more than two years, he committed the present offence.
The amount of drugs involved in the present case falls within the 600 to 1,200 grammes bracket which attracts a sentence of between 20 to 23 years.
Considering all the circumstances, I adopt a starting point of 21 years and he goes to prison for 21 years.
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