Read the full judgment text of CACC 000568/2001 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 April 2003.
1. On 11 June 2001, the applicant was intercepted by a Customs Officer upon arrival at the Lo Wu Border Control Point. She was searched and found to be in possession of 4,542 tablets containing 33.77 grammes of methamphetamine (commonly known as "ice") and 786.98 grammes of ketamine, and 500 tablets containing 9.07 grammes of midazolam maleate which were concealed inside the quilt that the applicant was carrying. In addition, inside her handbag were found 16 tablets containing a total of 14 mill