Food stall worker escapes gallows, sentenced to 10 years in jail for possessing cannabis


JOHOR BARU: A 29-year-old man, who was accused of cannabis possession, escaped the gallows but was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and 10 strokes of the cane by a High Court here.

Food stall worker Muhammad Azmi Azua, who did not possess any identification documents, was arrested for possessing 338g cannabis at a petrol station along Jalan Tebrau-Kota Tinggi, Kampung Melayu Majidee here at 9.45pm on Dec 30, 2017.

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