Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001342/2000 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 21 February 2001.
1. The Appellant pleaded guilty in the Magistracy to two charges of Possession of Dangerous Drugs. The first offence occurred on 7 October 2000 and involved 19 plastic straws and a straw packet where the heroin hydrochloride content was 4.31 grammes. The second offence occurred on 15 October 2000, at almost the identical place as the first charge. The quantity involved was 10 plastic straw packets and the narcotic content was 1.87 grammes of heroin hydrochloride.