HKSAR v. Ninsonthi Natnicha

Case No.HCCC 283/2011
Court
High Court CFI
Date29 Nov 2011
Judge
Case Document
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HCCC283/2011

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 283 OF 2011

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  HKSAR  
  v.  
  Ninsonthi Natnicha  

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Before: The Honourable Mrs Justice V Bokhary
Date: 29 November 2011 at 9.59 am
Present: Mr Peter Power, SADPP, of the Department of Justice, for HKSAR
  Ms Diane Crebbin, instructed by Messrs Tang, Wong & Cheung (assigned by DLA), for the Accused
Offence: Trafficking in a dangerous drug (販運危險藥物)

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Transcript of the Audio Recording
of the Sentence in the above Case

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COURT: Accused, you stand convicted of one charge of trafficking in a dangerous drug. The quantity of drugs involved is 447.76 grammes of a powder containing 309.29 grammes of cocaine. These drugs were imported into Hong Kong.

All things considered, I adopt a starting point of 13½ years’ imprisonment and enhance it by 1 year, making a total of 14½ years.

I have taken into account everything urged in mitigation on your behalf, including your plea of guilty. I am prepared to give you a discount which is slightly more than one-third, reducing that sentence from the starting point to one of 9½ years’ imprisonment.

You are therefore sentenced to 9½ years’ imprisonment.