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1. The appellant, who is 67 years of age, was convicted on the 6th April this year of possessing dangerous drugs for the purpose of unlawful trafficking, contrary to s. 7(1)(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. He had pleaded not guilty and had been represented by a Duty lawyer at his trial. The prosecution sought to prove that he had been found in possession of a polythene bag in which there were 8 smaller such bags, each containing a mixture of salts of esters of morphine. The total weight of