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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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