Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/19
By: Liu Shih-i and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, Oct. 19 (CNA) The Ministry of Justice has drafted a law amendment that would
Justice Minister Chiu Tai-san (邱太三)/CNA file photo
widen the net in the conviction of people accused of illegal drug possession, Justice Minister Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) said Thursday.
At a legislative hearing, Chiu said the draft amendment to the Narcotics Endangerment Prevention Act changes the definition of illegal drugs in two categories.
He said Article 11 of the existing Act, which lays out the penalties for possession of Category 1 or 2 drugs, has been revised to redefine the illegal substances as “narcotics” rather than “pure narcotics.”
In addition, the threshold will be lowered for the amount of Category 3 and 4 drugs that could lead to a conviction, Chiu said. [FULL STORY]