Drug cartel charge widens

Day in court: Some of the alleged members of Geng Upik being escorted from the courtroom in Kota Kinabalu.

KOTA KINABALU: Two more people, including a woman, linked to what has been described as Sabah’s biggest drug cartel have been charged with being members of an organised criminal group at the Sessions Court here.

The duo, Norsyafilah Pawawoi, 28, and Zulkahar Dusing, 29, both said to be members of the group, dubbed Geng Upik, were both charged under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code (Act 574) which is punishable under the same section yesterday.