PONTIAN: An unemployed man has been slapped with four drug charges here, including trafficking more than 6kg of MDMA.
Lau Keat Lim, 35, nodded after the charges were read out to him in front of Magistrate Arina Azmin Ahmad Marzuki on Wednesday (June 4).
According to the charge sheet, he allegedly trafficked 6.4kg of MDMA at a house along Jalan Mutiara 7 in Taman Mutiara here at 6.10pm on May 21.
The offence under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drug Act 1952 carries the death penalty, or up to 40 years' jail and a maximum of 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.
No plea was recorded on the first charge as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
On the second charge, Lau was accused of possessing some 20g of methamphetamine at the same time and location.
The offence, under Section 12(2) of the Act and punishable under Section 39A(1), provides for up to five years' jail and a maximum of nine strokes of the cane if convicted.
For the third charge, he was alleged to have been in possession of 5.6g of ketamine at the same place and time.
On the fourth charge, he was accused of possessing 1.06g of methamphetamine at the same time and location.
The third and fourth charges, under Section 12(2) of the same Act and punishable under Section 12(3), each carry a fine of up to RM100,000 or jail for up to five years, or both, upon conviction.
The accused, who was not represented, then pleaded not guilty to the three drug possession charges.
Arina Azmin then did not grant bail and set Aug 5 for next mention and submission of the chemist's report.
DPP Anis Sahira Rosley prosecuted.
