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| West Kowloon Courthouse |
A Filipino tourist was fined $1,000 after he pleaded guilty at West Kowloon Court of possessing 0.85 gram of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), but he remained in jail for a charge of overstaying his visa for 10 days.
Gian.E. Aldea, 35 years old, had pleaded guilty in a
hearing Friday (May 24) to possession of a dangerous drug found in a plastic bag
by police who arrested him last April 11 in Lo Tak Court, Tsuen Wan.
During investigation, police also found out that the Immigration
Department had given him only until April 1 to leave Hong Kong.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
Principal Magistrate Don So set a bail review hearing on May
31 to give Aldea, who was unemployed and described by police has “having no
fixed abode in Hong Kong”, another chance to argue for his release.
So scheduled the next hearing for Aug. 13.
Meanwhile, at Eastern Court, James T Nunag, 29 years old,
pleaded guilty to possession of 0.24 gram of shabu and a glass apparatus used
for inhaling the drug.
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| TAWAG NA! |
Nunag was found in possession of these articles during a
routine patrol by police, who noticed the suspicious movements of Nunag at Exit
B of the HK University MTR station.
Magistrate Minie Wat scheduled for June 7 Nunag’s sentencing pending a probationary
officer’s report and urine test results that she ordered.
Meanwhile, Nunag is out on $500 bail.'
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