Read the full judgment text of CACC 000701/1993 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 12 May 1994.
2. The facts were these. On 21st June 1993, two parcels arrived in Hong Kong from Nigeria by mail. Inside the brown paper wrapping were two suitcases. The suitcases and the parcels were opened during routine examination. Both were found to have concealed compartments in which there were blocks of cannabis amounting to 17.83 kilogrammes. Both parcels were addressed to Kennedy Okocha, care of Cassie L. Willett, Chung King Mansions in Kowloon.