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Sentencing Guidelines for Trafficking in Drugs

1. Cannabis

under 2,000 gm

up to 16 months’ imprisonment

2,000 to 3,000 gm

16 to 24 months’ imprisonment

3,000 to 6,000 gm

24 to 36 months’ imprisonment

6,000 to 9,000 gm

36 to 48 months’ imprisonment

9,000 to 15,000 gm

48 to 66 months’ imprisonment

15,000 to 45,000 gm

66 to 96 months’ imprisonment

45,000 to 90,000 gm

96 to 120 months’ imprisonment

over 90,000 gm

120 months’ imprisonment upwards

2. Cocaine

up to 10 gm

2 to 5 years’ imprisonment

10 to 50 gm

5 to 8 years’ imprisonment

50 to 200 gm

8 to 12 years’ imprisonment

200 to 500 gm

12 to 16 years’ imprisonment

500 to 1,500 gm

16 to 20 years’ imprisonment

1,500 to 5,000 gm

20 to 24 years’ imprisonment

5,000 to 15,000 gm

24 to 27 years’ imprisonment

15,000 to 30,000 gm

27 to 30 years’ imprisonment

over 30,000 gm

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

3. Ecstasy

up to 1 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

1 to 10 gm

2 to 4 years’ imprisonment

10 to 50 gm

4 to 6 years’ imprisonment

50 to 300 gm

6 to 9 years’ imprisonment

300 to 600 gm

9 to 12 years’ imprisonment

600 to 1,000 gm

12 to 14 years’ imprisonment

over 1,000 gm

14 years’ imprisonment upwards

4. Heroin

up to 10 gm

2 to 5 years’ imprisonment

10 to 50 gm

5 to 8 years’ imprisonment

50 to 200 gm

8 to 12 years’ imprisonment

200 to 500 gm

12 to 16 years’ imprisonment

500 to 1,500 gm

16 to 20 years’ imprisonment

1,500 to 5,000 gm

20 to 24 years’ imprisonment

5,000 to 15,000 gm

24 to 27 years’ imprisonment

15,000 to 30,000 gm

27 to 30 years’ imprisonment

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

10 to 70 gm

7 to 11 years’ imprisonment

70 to 300 gm

11 to 15 years’ imprisonment

300 to 600 gm

15 to 18 years’ imprisonment

600 to 1,500 gm

18 to 20 years’ imprisonment

1,500 to 5,000 gm

20 to 24 years’ imprisonment

5,000 to 15,000 gm

24 to 27 years’ imprisonment

15,000 gm to 30,000 gm

27 to 30 years’ imprisonment

over 30,000 gm

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

6. Ketamine

up to 1 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

over 1 gm to 10 gm

2 to 4 years’ imprisonment

10 to 50 gm

4 to 6 years’ imprisonment

50 to 300 gm

6 to 9 years’ imprisonment

300 to 600 gm

9 to 12 years’ imprisonment

600 to 1,000 gm

12 to 14 years’ imprisonment

over 1,000 gm

14 years’ imprisonment upwards

 

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

up to 500 gm

up to 6 months’ imprisonment

500 to 1,000 gm

6 months to 1 year’s imprisonment

1,000 to 3,000 gm

1 to 2 years’ imprisonment

over 3,000 gm

2 years’ imprisonment

7. Methaqualone 

Power

under 500 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

500 to 1,000 gm

6 to 12 months’ imprisonment

1,000 to 2,000 gm

12 to 24 months’ imprisonment

2,000 to 3,000 gm

2 to 3 years’ imprisonment

3,000 to 6,000 gm

3 to 4.5 years’ imprisonment

6,000 to 9,000 gm

4.5 years’ imprisonment

over 9,000 gm

6 years’ imprisonment upwards

Tablets

up to 2,000 tablets

at the sentencer’s discretion

2,000 to 4,000 tablets

6 to 12 months’ imprisonment

4,000 to 8,000 tablets

12 to 24 months’ imprisonment

8,000 to 12,000 tablets

2 to 3 years’ imprisonment

12,000 to 36,000 tablets

3 to 4.5 years’ imprisonment

over 36,000 tablets

6 years’ imprisonment upwards

8. Midazolam

Power

under 500 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

500 to 1,000 gm

6 to 12 months’ imprisonment

1,000 to 2,000 gm

12 to 24 months’ imprisonment

2,000 to 3,000 gm

2 to 3 years’ imprisonment

3,000 to 6,000 gm

3 to 4.5 years’ imprisonment

6,000 to 9,000 gm

4.5 years’ imprisonment

over 9,000 gm

6 years’ imprisonment upwards

Tablets

up to 2,000 tablets

at the sentencer’s discretion

2,000 to 4,000 tablets

6 to 12 months’ imprisonment

4,000 to 8,000 tablets

12 to 24 months’ imprisonment

8,000 to 12,000 tablets

2 to 3 years’ imprisonment

12,000 to 36,000 tablets

3 to 4.5 years’ imprisonment

over 36,000 tablets

6 years’ imprisonment upwards

9. NNDMA

up to 10 gm

3 to 7 years’ imprisonment

10 to 70 gm

7 to 11 years’ imprisonment

70 to 300 gm

11 to 15 years’ imprisonment

300 to 600 gm

15 to 20 years’ imprisonment

600 to 1,200 gm

20 to 23 years’ imprisonment

1,200 to 4,000 gm

23 to 26 years’ imprisonment

4,000 to 15,000 gm

26 to 30 years’ imprisonment

over 15,000 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

10. Opium

below 500 gm

at the sentencer’s discretion

500 to 1,000 gm

6 to 12 months’ imprisonment

1,000 to 2,000 gm

12 months to 2 years’ imprisonment

2,000 to 3,000 gm

2 to 3 years’ imprisonment

over 3,000 gm

3 years’ imprisonment upwards

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