Indonesian woman charged with trafficking drugs in Penang


BALIK PULAU: An Indonesian woman is charged in a Sessions Court on Wednesday with trafficking methamphetamine on Nov 6.

Siti Norhidaya, 39, is alleged to have committed the offence at the Penang International Airport at 8pm.

The offence under Section 39 (B) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, carries a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Insp Mohd Yusuf Mohamad Kasim prosecuted while Siti Norhidaya was unrepresented.

Sessions court judge Caroline Bee Mejanil fixed Jan 22 next year for mention pending chemist report.

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