MELAKA, Dec 1 — An unemployed man was charged at the Ayer Keroh Magistrate’s Court today with trafficking over 10 kg of methamphetamine.
Lee Chi Wan, 27, is accused of trafficking 10,392.20g of the narcotic at the car park of the Melaka contingent police headquarters in Ayer Keroh at about 3.45pm on November 18.
He is charged under Section 39B (1)(A) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which is punishable by the death sentence or life sentence and no less than 12 strokes of the cane.
Magistrate Khairunnisak Hassni set January 15 next year for case mention for the chemist report’s submission.
Deputy public prosecutor Wardah Ishhar appeared for the prosecution while the accused was not represented.
Previously, it was reported that Melaka police had busted a trafficking syndicate and seized an assortment of drugs worth about RM6.6 million following the arrest of three men aged between 27 and 51 on November 18.
Melaka police chief Datuk Zainol Samah said a police team intercepted a southbound vehicle on the North-South Highway and detained a 27-year-old suspect.
Upon inspecting the car, police found 10,392.20g of methamphetamine, estimated to be worth RM342,943, in the back seat and under the hood.
This led to the arrest of another two local men and the seizure of various drugs worth about RM6.6 million.
— Bernama
