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A villager who hid in the mainland for more than a decade after police caught him with almost 1kg of morphine was jailed for 131/2 years yesterday after he returned to Hong Kong to face the consequences.

It was the prospect of never seeing his ailing father again that prompted Cheung Chun-yin, 34, to come out of hiding and  own up to a crime for which he had successfully dodged responsibility.

Cheung yesterday pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug.

Prosecutor Michael Arthur  told the Court of First Instance that Cheung was stopped by two motorcycle policeman in Shataukok at 1.20pm on July 13, 1992, during a normal road block.

Cheung, who was behind the wheel of a light goods vehicle, panicked when he saw the police and sped off with them  in hot pursuit.

The court heard Cheung nearly crashed into another car and  ran his van into nearby bushes.

While one officer  chased  Cheung, another policeman saw three blocks of suspected dangerous drugs lying on the passenger seat. They were later found to be 936.3g  of morphine.

After unsuccessfully trying to chase Cheung through the bushes,  a policeman left his partner to guard the van and went to a nearby shop to call his station.

As the officer was leaving the store  he and Cheung again crossed paths  and the two men wrestled each other to the ground.

During the struggle, two residents of Kai Kuk Shu Ha village  ran over to help Cheung, a fellow villager.

One  pushed the policeman from behind, allowing Cheung to  escape.

Cheung was put on the wanted list and remained in hiding until April 8 last year when he  turned himself in to police.



Drug dealer who fled HK back to face the music