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Sentencing Guidelines for Trafficking in Drugs

1. Cannabis

under 2,000 gm

up to 16 months’ imprisonment

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2,000 to 3,000 gm

16 to 24 months’ imprisonment

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3,000 to 6,000 gm

24 to 36 months’ imprisonment

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6,000 to 9,000 gm

36 to 48 months’ imprisonment

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9,000 to 15,000 gm

48 to 66 months’ imprisonment

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15,000 to 45,000 gm

66 to 96 months’ imprisonment

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45,000 to 90,000 gm

96 to 120 months’ imprisonment

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over 90,000 gm

120 months’ imprisonment upwards

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2. Cocaine

up to 10 gm

2 to 5 years’ imprisonment

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10 to 50 gm

5 to 8 years’ imprisonment

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50 to 200 gm

8 to 12 years’ imprisonment

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200 to 500 gm

12 to 16 years’ imprisonment

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500 to 1,500 gm

16 to 20 years’ imprisonment

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1,500 to 5,000 gm

20 to 24 years’ imprisonment

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5,000 to 15,000 gm

24 to 27 years’ imprisonment

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15,000 to 30,000 gm

27 to 30 years’ imprisonment

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over 30,000 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion, with a practical ceiling of 35 years' imprisonment, and life imprisonment for exceptional cases

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3. Ecstasy

up to 1 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

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1 to 10 gm

2 to 4 years’ imprisonment

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10 to 50 gm

4 to 6 years’ imprisonment

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50 to 300 gm

6 to 9 years’ imprisonment

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300 to 600 gm

9 to 12 years’ imprisonment

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600 to 1,000 gm

12 to 14 years’ imprisonment

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over 1,000 gm

14 years’ imprisonment upwards

4. Heroin

up to 10 gm

2 to 5 years’ imprisonment

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10 to 50 gm

5 to 8 years’ imprisonment

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50 to 200 gm

8 to 12 years’ imprisonment

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200 to 500 gm

12 to 16 years’ imprisonment

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500 to 1,500 gm

16 to 20 years’ imprisonment

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1,500 to 5,000 gm

20 to 24 years’ imprisonment

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5,000 to 15,000 gm

24 to 27 years’ imprisonment

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15,000 to 30,000 gm

27 to 30 years’ imprisonment

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over 30,000 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion, with a practical ceiling of 35 years' imprisonment, and life imprisonment for exceptional cases

5. Ice

up to 10 gm

3 to 7 years’ imprisonment

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10 to 70 gm

7 to 11 years’ imprisonment

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70 to 300 gm

11 to 15 years’ imprisonment

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300 to 600 gm

15 to 18 years’ imprisonment

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600 to 1,500 gm

18 to 20 years’ imprisonment

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1,500 to 5,000 gm

20 to 24 years’ imprisonment

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5,000 to 15,000 gm

24 to 27 years’ imprisonment

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15,000 gm to 30,000 gm

27 to 30 years’ imprisonment

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over 30,000 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion, with a practical ceiling of 35 years' imprisonment, and life imprisonment for exceptional cases

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6. Ketamine

up to 1 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

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over 1 gm to 10 gm

2 to 4 years’ imprisonment

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10 to 50 gm

4 to 6 years’ imprisonment

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50 to 300 gm

6 to 9 years’ imprisonment

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300 to 600 gm

9 to 12 years’ imprisonment

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600 to 1,000 gm

12 to 14 years’ imprisonment

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over 1,000 gm

14 years’ imprisonment upwards

 

Enhancement of sentences (trafficking in ketamine across the border of Hong Kong)

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up to 500 gm

up to 6 months’ imprisonment

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500 to 1,000 gm

6 months to 1 year’s imprisonment

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1,000 to 3,000 gm

1 to 2 years’ imprisonment

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over 3,000 gm

2 years’ imprisonment

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7. Methaqualone 

Power

under 500 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

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500 to 1,000 gm

6 to 12 months’ imprisonment

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1,000 to 2,000 gm

12 to 24 months’ imprisonment

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2,000 to 3,000 gm

2 to 3 years’ imprisonment

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3,000 to 6,000 gm

3 to 4.5 years’ imprisonment

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6,000 to 9,000 gm

4.5 years’ imprisonment

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over 9,000 gm

6 years’ imprisonment upwards

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Tablets

up to 2,000 tablets

at the sentencer’s discretion

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2,000 to 4,000 tablets

6 to 12 months’ imprisonment

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4,000 to 8,000 tablets

12 to 24 months’ imprisonment

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8,000 to 12,000 tablets

2 to 3 years’ imprisonment

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12,000 to 36,000 tablets

3 to 4.5 years’ imprisonment

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over 36,000 tablets

6 years’ imprisonment upwards

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8. Midazolam

Power

under 500 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

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500 to 1,000 gm

6 to 12 months’ imprisonment

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1,000 to 2,000 gm

12 to 24 months’ imprisonment

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2,000 to 3,000 gm

2 to 3 years’ imprisonment

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3,000 to 6,000 gm

3 to 4.5 years’ imprisonment

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6,000 to 9,000 gm

4.5 years’ imprisonment

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over 9,000 gm

6 years’ imprisonment upwards

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Tablets

up to 2,000 tablets

at the sentencer’s discretion

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2,000 to 4,000 tablets

6 to 12 months’ imprisonment

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4,000 to 8,000 tablets

12 to 24 months’ imprisonment

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8,000 to 12,000 tablets

2 to 3 years’ imprisonment

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12,000 to 36,000 tablets

3 to 4.5 years’ imprisonment

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over 36,000 tablets

6 years’ imprisonment upwards

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9. NNDMA

up to 10 gm

3 to 7 years’ imprisonment

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10 to 70 gm

7 to 11 years’ imprisonment

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70 to 300 gm

11 to 15 years’ imprisonment

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300 to 600 gm

15 to 20 years’ imprisonment

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600 to 1,200 gm

20 to 23 years’ imprisonment

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1,200 to 4,000 gm

23 to 26 years’ imprisonment

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4,000 to 15,000 gm

26 to 30 years’ imprisonment

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over 15,000 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

10. Opium

below 500 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

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500 to 1,000 gm

6 to 12 months’ imprisonment

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1,000 to 2,000 gm

12 months to 2 years’ imprisonment

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2,000 to 3,000 gm

2 to 3 years’ imprisonment

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over 3,000 gm

3 years’ imprisonment upwards

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