AML/ CFT : former senior police inspector guilty of drugs offenes after corruption report

Judge Douglas Yau Tak Hong adjourned the case until next Tuesday (September 20) for sentence. The defendant was remanded in the custody of the Correctional Services Department. The case arose from a corruption complaint. Subsequent ICAC enquiries revealed the above offence. The court heard that at the material time, the defendant was a detective SIP of Cheung Sha Wan Division.

Between 1 August and 23 October 23, 2007, the defendant had meetings with a drug trafficker on at least four separate occasions. On two of those occasions, the defendant was on duty. During their conversations, the defendant had discussed with the drug trafficker about sourcing raw materials, including iodine and "dai liu", for the manufacture of "ice" in Vietnam.

A narcotics expert of the Police confirmed that iodine and "dai liu" were ingredients used to manufacture "ice."
The court heard that according to his supervisors, the defendant had never reported to the Police the drug trafficker's involvement in manufacturing dangerous drugs or his acquaintance with the drug trafficker.

On 30 November, 2007, the defendant was arrested by ICAC officers. During a search of his residence, the officers found a video tape containing a television programme called "World's Most Dangerous Drugs" and numerous research materials about the manufacturing of "ice" in his personal computer.

Enquiries with the Government of Vietnam confirmed that the manufacturing of "ice" was a punishable criminal offence in Vietnam, the court was told.