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| Marijuana buds found in Filipino's luggage |
The case of a Filipino tourist who was arrested last year after 9.1 kilos of marijuana buds were found in his luggage as he was exiting Hong Kong Airport's arrival area, will be elevated by the West Kowloon Magistrates Court to the District Court
Clay John Tianzon, 27 years old, is
accused of trafficking in a dangerous drug, contrary to sections 4(1) (a) and
(3) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.
He is also facing a charge of importing an alternative smoking product, contrary to Section 13B of the Import and Export Ordinance., after Customs officers found an “alternative smoking product” in his luggage.
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Principal Magistrate Don So adjourned the case to Aug. 27
for the preparation of transfer documents.
In the meantime, he will remain in jail, where he has been
confined since his arrest on July 25 last year after he arrived from Bangkok,
Thailand.
Customs officers found the drugs during a search of Tianzon’s
luggage at the Baggage Examination Counter S5, Customs Arrival Hall B of the Hong
Kong International Airport.
“During customs clearance, a total of about 9.1 kg of
suspected cannabis buds were seized in his check-in suitcases,” the Customs and
Excise Department said, which estimated the market value of the drugs to be HK$2 million.
