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| Tamorite's case is being heard at District Court |
A Filipina charged with trafficking in dangerous drugs and three other offences has been told to return on July 25 pending the result of her application for legal aid.
Emilia T. Tamorite, 44 years old, was set to enter a
plea on May 23, but as she came unrepresented, was just asked by Judge Justin
Ko if she understood the charges against her. She said yes.
Tamorite also said she had applied for legal representation
with the Legal Aid Department but had not received a reply.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
In response, Judge Ko said he received a letter from
the Director of Legal Aid saying that they needed more time to process her
application, so he asked Tamorite if she wanted to ask for an adjournment, and
she said yes.
Tamorite was charged with two counts of drug
trafficking. The first charge resulted from her arrest on Sept. 7 last year at
the staircase of Leishun Court on Leighton Road in Causeway Bay. Allegedly
seized from her was 2.6 grams of dried marijuana leaves.
A bigger quantity of dangerous drugs weighing nearly
7 kilos was alleged to have been subsequently found on Sept. 23 in her flat in
Shing Kung Mansion on Electric Road, North Point. This resulted in a second
charge of drug trafficking being filed against her.
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| TAWAG NA! |
Allegedly seized from her flat were 6,658.2 grams of
a solid substance containing traces of tetrahydocannabinol, 7.91 grams of a
solid containing 0.07 gram of tetrahydocannabinol, 19.94 grams of a liquid
containing 13.72 grams of tetrahydocannabinol, 67.9 grams of a solid containing
0.42 grams of psilocin, 163.72 grams of dried marijuana leaves, 9.93 grams of a
solid containing 7.5 grams of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, 85 tablets
containing a total of 14.1 grams of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, 3.79
grams of crystalline solid containing 0.87 grams of methamphetamine chloride
(or shabu), 1.27 grams of a solid containing 0.87 gram of coccaine, and 10
pieces of paper containing traces of lysergide.
The third charge against Tamorite was possession of poison.
According to the charge, 264.61 grams of a liquid containing nicotine, a part 1
poison, was found in her possession when she was arrested at her flat.
During investigation, police also found out that
Tamorite had overstayed her visa by more than three years, resulting in a fourth
charge of violating her visa condition being laid against her.
Records showed she was allowed to enter and stay in
Hong Kong as a domestic helper until July 9, 2020 but stayed on until she was
arrested on Sept. 25, 2023.
As the defendant did not apply for bail, she was
remanded in custody until the next hearing.
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