Delivery man gets death for trafficking cannabis


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A delivery man broke down in tears when the High Court here sentenced him to death by hanging on Friday (Sept 3) after finding him guilty of trafficking in 299.09g of cannabis into the country three years ago.

Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah handed down the sentence on Muhammad Hafizul Rashid Emmy, 29, after finding that the defence failed to raise reasonable doubt on the prosecution’s case.

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