G.R. No. 253186 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. WU JIAN CAI AND JIANG HUO ZAO, ACCUSED, CHEN JUNYUE, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. Q-09-159311, accused WU JIAN CAI, CHEN JUNYUE, and JIANG HUO ZAO, are found GUILTY BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, and they are each sentenced to suffer life imprisonment, and to pay a fine of One million pesos (P1,000,000.00); and 2. In Criminal Case No. Q-09-159312, accused WU JIAN CAI and CHEN JUNYUE are found GUILTY BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT of violation of Section 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165, and they are each sentenced to suffer life imprisonment, and to pay a fine of One million pesos (P1,000,000.00). Accused JIANG HUO ZAO is hereby ACQUITTED of violation of Section 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165. Since accused Jojit Ilao remains at large and he has not been arraigned, the case against him is hereby archived subject to his prosecution upon his arrest. The subject drugs covered by Chemistry Report No. D-39-09 are hereby forfeited in favor of the government. The Branch Clerk of Court is hereby directed to submit the representative samples of the subject specimens and all evidence in the custody of the Court to the Chief of the PDEA Crime Laboratory be disposed of in strict conformity with the provisions of R.A. 9165 and its implementing rules and regulations on the matter. The Evidence Custodian of the PNP Crime Laboratory is directed to immediately turnover [ sic ] to the Chief of PDEA Crime [L]aboratory the remaining specimens in these cases covered by Chemistry Report No. D-39-09 which are in the custody of the PNP Crime Laboratory for destruction strictly in accordance with law and to submit a report of his compliance thereof. SO ORDERED.