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| Cannabis buds seized from three Filipinos (Customs photo) |
Five Filipino tourists were sent back to jail where they have been held since their arrest, after appearing in two batches at West Kowloon Court, where they were taken after being arrested at the Hong Kong International Airport on drug charges.
Principal Magistrate Don So ordered on Friday
(Oct. 9) the continued detention as he adjourned the cases of Elizalde
Cena Jr, 32 years old, Patricia Kelly Chua, 24 and Kathleen Joy Chua-Cena, 31, to December 30
pending issuance of the Government Chemist certificate to identify the
substances seized from them, and of Jemelyn Antonio, 33, and Janneth Gilles, 26,
to December 4.
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| PINDUTIN ITO PARA SA DETALYE |
Cena, Chua and Chua-Cèna are charged with trafficking in a
dangerous drug, namely 35.06 kilos of cannabis buds, after they were arrested last
September 29 at Customs Arrival Hall A of the airport, in violation of sections
4 (1) (a) and (3) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.
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| DETAILS HERE |
They arrived from from
Bangkok, Thailand.
In addition Chua is charged with possession of poison
included in Part I of the Poisons List, contrary to Sections 23 (1) and 33 (1)
of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, when Customs oficers found 7 tablets
containing ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic.
Chua-Cena also faces a possession of poison charge for 6
tablets containing paracetamol, propyphenazone and caffeine; 3 tablets
containing phenylephrine and paracetamol; and 10 tablets containing androgenic
substance.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
In the other case, Antonio, a
teacher, and Gilles, a banking officer, were arrested last July 15 at the Customs
Arrival Hall A, for allegedly trafficking in 12.05 kilos of cannabis buds fo found
inside their check-in suitcases.
They also arrived from Bangkok.
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