Ex-lovers acquitted of drug charges


JOHOR BARU: Two former lovers escaped the gallows after they were acquitted of possession and distribution of drugs and subsequently released.

Mobile phone salesman Goo Woei Tye, 33, and his ex-girlfriend, online boutique operator Yang Wendy, 25, were cleared of five and four charges respectively under Sections 39B(1)(a) and 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

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