KANGAR: A 40-year-old man has been charged in a Magistrate's Court here with trafficking 365kg of syabu, or methamphetamine.
However, no plea was recorded from Mohd Mudzakkir Zainal Abidin when the charge was read to him before Magistrate Nurshahida Abdul Rahim on Friday (June 13).
According to the charge, Mudzakkir, a heavy equipment operator, and another individual still at large, are accused of trafficking the dangerous drug at a house in Kampung Belat Batu, Beseri, near Padang Besar, at around 8.45pm on May 31.
He was charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 39B(2) of the same law and read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code.
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The offence carries the mandatory death penalty, or life imprisonment and at least 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.
The court did not grant bail to the accused, as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court. The mention date was set for Sept 22, pending the completion of the chemist;s report.
DPP Tengku Ruqayyah Tengku Shahrom appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented.
It was reported on June 2 that Perlis police had arrested a man and seized 365kg of syabu worth RM13.14mil in Kampung Belat Batu, Beseri, near Padang Besar. – Bernama
