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| Packed methamphetamine seized 2 days before the accused was arrested |
A Filipina who pleaded guilty to trafficking almost a kilo of methamphetamine chloride or shabu, will be sentenced at the High Court after appearing at Eastern Court today, Nov. 23.
Liza D. Soriano, 44 years old, was returned to jail by Magistrate
Minnie Wat. No date has been set for her next appearance.
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Soriano has been detained since her arrest by Customs and
Excise Department officers on Jul 28, 2022.
The charge sheet prepared for the transfer to the High Court
did not mention a second charge of violating her condition of stay by staying
in Hong Kong after her visa expired on Dec. 2, 2021.
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Soriano was arrested in front of a building on 23-25 Third
Street, Sai Ying Pun, with 995 grams of crystalline solid containing 985 grams
of the drug, also known as ice.
Such offense is punishable by up to $5 million fine and up
to life imprisonment under Section 4 of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.
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Since the magistrate is only allowed to mete out punishments
of up to $100,000 in fines and up to two years’ imprisonment, it had to elevate
the case to the High Court.
Meanwhile, another Filipina also appeared in Eastern Court to face two charges of drug trafficking and a charge of overstaying.
However, the prosecutor told Magistrate Stephanie Tsui that they were not yet ready to proceed with the case against Emilia Tamorite, 43 years old, who was accused of trafficking in an unspecified quantity of drug after she was arrested last Sept. 7 in the eighth floor staircase of Leishun Court on Leighton Road in Happy Valley.
She was again arrested on Sept. 25 at Sing Kung Lau on Electric Road in North Point, also dealing in an unspecified amount of drugs.
During investigation at the North Point Police station, she was found to have overstayed for three years. She was allowed to stay in Hong Kong to work as a domestic helper until July 9, 2020 but has not left.
The case was adjourned until Jan. 18. Tamorite was returned to jail.
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