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| The marijuana buds found in suitcase |
A Filipino tourist has been returned to jail after appearing at West Kowloon Court today, Wednesday, on two charges arising from his check-in luggage allegedly being discovered to contain marijuana and an “alternative smoking product” after he arrived at Hong Kong’s airport from Bangkok last July 25.
In a hearing on Monday (Dec. 15), Principal Magistrate Don So issued the order to Clay John Tianzon, 27 years old and a photographer who has no fixed address in Hong Kong, after adjourning the case to Feb. 11 next year.
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Tianzon is charged with trafficking in a dangerous drug contrary to sections 4(1)(a) and (3) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, and importing an alternative smoking product contrary to Section 13B of the Import and Export Ordinance.
A Customs and Excise Department announcement last July 25 said Tianzon was arrested after he arrived from Bangkok, and about 9.2 kg of suspected cannabis buds worth about $2 million were found in his check-in suitcases during customs clearance.
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Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence, it said. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
When Customs filed its case on July 28, it added the second charge of importing an alternative smoking product, although it did not specify the product.
