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HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
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CRIMINAL CASE NO 400 OF 2016
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HKSAR
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BARRERA MARTEL Paul Silvio F
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Before: DHCJ McMahon
Date: 7 November 2016 at 11.02 am
H Present: Ms Lilly Wong, SPP of the Department of Justice, H
for HKSAR
I Mr Leslie James Parry, instructed by Littlewoods, I
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
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of the Sentence in the above Case
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COURT: The defendant was committed to this court on 9 September
this year from Eastern Magistracy for sentence pursuant to
M the provisions of section 81(b) of the Magistrates M
Ordinance, Chapter 227, following upon his plea to a charge
of trafficking in 554 grammes of cocaine.
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The facts of the case are straightforward. The defendant,
O a 29-year-old Peruvian, arrived at Hong Kong International O
Airport on a flight from Doha. His journey had commenced
from Lima, Peru. When he arrived in Hong Kong, he was
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body dangerous drugs. He was taken to North Lantau
District Hospital where an examination confirmed the
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presence of objects in his intestines. He was then taken
to Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he subsequently
R discharged 48 packets containing the 554 grammes of R
cocaine.
S I take a starting point of sentence of 17 years’ S
imprisonment. Given the international element contained
within the offence, I enhance that starting point to one of
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18 years’ imprisonment.
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Given the early plea of the defendant which, regardless of
the detailed nature of Mr Parry’s mitigation, I regard as
B the only mitigation of substance in this case, I reduce B
that final starting point of sentence to a sentence of 12
years’ imprisonment.
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