Court slaps RM700 fine on man for smoking in airport


KOTA KINABALU: A man who was caught smoking at an airport hallway has been slapped with a RM700 fine or in default one month's jail by the Magistrate's Court here.

The accused, Bobby Umoi, pleaded guilty to the charge under Regulation 11(1)(g) of the Control of Tobacco Products Regulations 2004 before Magistrate Lovely Natasha Charles who meted the sentence on the 49-year-old here on Tuesday (Aug 8).

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