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1. The defendant pleads guilty to trafficking in a dangerous drug, namely 18.79g of a powder containing 8.93g of ketamine. He was intercepted on the street by police with the drug in his trouser pocket. Under arrest and caution, he admitted delivering it for a reward of $100.
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DCCC 769/2011 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION CRIMINAL CASE NO. 769 OF 2011 ----------------------
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-------------------------------- Reasons for Sentence -------------------------------- Charge 1.The defendant pleads guilty to trafficking in a dangerous drug, namely 18.79g of a powder containing 8.93g of ketamine. He was intercepted on the street by police with the drug in his trouser pocket. Under arrest and caution, he admitted delivering it for a reward of $100. 2.He had $6.4 cash with him. The estimated value of the drug was over $1,000. Defendant’s personal circumstances 3.He is now 19 years old. He has a clear record. He was unemployed at the time of arrest. According to the antecedent statement, he has been addicted to ketamine. His solicitor confirms his persistent drug problem at the present moment. Sentencing guidelines 4.The Court of Appeal in Secretary for Justice v. Hii Siew Cheng [2007] 1 HKLRD 1 has laid down sentencing guidelines for trafficking in ketamine. For trafficking in over 1g – 10g, the sentence shall be 2 – 4 years. Sentencing this Defendant 5.I take 3½ years as the starting point. I reduce it to 2 years and 4 months because of his guilty plea. There are no other mitigating factors. This is his sentence.
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