A 22-year-old man in Hong Kong has been sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment for drug trafficking.

The Court of First Instance heard that on Oct. 31, 2004, the man and a 20-year-old woman were stopped by police when leaving a Tai Kok Tsui unit. About 28.2 grams of a powder containing paracetamol and 1.36 grams of another powder containing 0.26 grams of drugs were found in the woman's possession, according to a government press release on Tuesday.

A further 19,040 tablets of 'Erimin 5' and 1,673 tablets of ecstasy and 1.72 kg of a powder containing 0.81 kgs of Erimin 5 were found in the flat. Another search of a Yau Ma Tei unit also saw the seizure of 51,389 tablets of Erimin 5 and 27,106 tablets of ecstasy.

The man was charged with trafficking in dangerous drugs and trafficking in purported dangerous drugs.

The woman was sentenced to two months jail for possession. However, as she had been detained for over five months before being granted bail, she was allowed immediate release.

Source: Xinhua