E Jing News Message (Chutian Metropolis Daily) (Reported by reporter Hao Yu, interns Ping Liu and Biwen Zhu) College graduate Song carried out the dangerous task of helping others transport more than 3 kilograms of drugs in order to earn commission. Yesterday, he was put on trial at Wuhan Intermediate People's Court on charges of drug transportation. In the final stage of the trial, he requested to hug his mother for a minute, but his special request was not approved by the court.
On May 6, under someone's instruction, Wuhan youth Song carried a black backpack containing drugs from Chengdu to Wanzhou and then to Yichang. The next day, he took a bus from Yichang to Wuhan. Around 1 PM that afternoon, Song was arrested at the entrance of a residential area in Wuchang. The police immediately found more than 3 kilograms of pure methamphetamine in the backpack he was carrying.
Song is a computer science student from a certain university in Wuhan. After graduation, he worked in Shanghai for some time before becoming unemployed. He met a "big brother" at a bar. This "big brother" promised that if he could bring the drugs to the designated room and keep them safe, he would receive a 3000 yuan reward.
In court yesterday, Song admitted to the charges but claimed that it was only during the third time he helped his "big brother" carry things that he realized what he was transporting were drugs. Due to being threatened by the "big brother," he did not report it. Also, as he was unemployed at home, he hoped to soon have an economic income to ease his parents' burden, which led him to make a foolish decision and take the criminal path.
His defense attorney argued that Song was lured and coerced by illegal elements into committing crimes, making him an occasional offender; he was hired by others to transport drugs, putting him in a subordinate position with less subjective malice and lower social harm. His education and entrepreneurship depleted all his parents' savings and left them with large debts. Hoping to pay off these debts sooner, he risked everything. Therefore, the defense asked the court for leniency.
The prosecutor, however, believed that Song’s claim of being coerced to transport drugs was unfounded and lacked factual basis. Song had repeatedly helped others transport drugs, showing a clear intention to seek huge profits.
During the final statement phase, Song looked back at his mother sitting in the audience and requested one minute to hug her. Concerned about possible emotional loss of control or other unexpected situations, the court denied this request. After the trial ended, he was escorted out of the courtroom by bailiffs, turning his head to glance at his mother behind him. They faced each other, tears streaming down their faces. His mother's eyes were swollen red, and after stepping out of the courtroom, she collapsed on the ground crying uncontrollably.
The court will announce the verdict at a later date.