TAIPING: A fisherman and a restaurant assistant were jointly charged in the Magistrate's Court here on Monday with trafficking 21,037.10 grammes of heroin.
Mohd Fauzi Mohd Mokhtar, 42, and Dzulkarnai Maliki, 47, nodded after the charge was read out to them before Magistrate Nur Atiqah Sapari.Mohd Fauzi and Dzulkarnai were jointly charged with trafficking the drug in a parking area in front of Kedai Lam Loong Pohto House Sdn Bhd building, Jalan Medan Simpang here at about 11.15pm last May 3.
They were charged under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and can be punished under Section 39B of the same law, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code. The offence provides the death penalty or life imprisonment with a term of not less than 30 years but not more than 40 years and not less than 12 lashes if not sentenced to death, upon conviction.Bangladeshi plantation worker killed by wild elephant in Gua MusangS'wak secondary schools to teach Science and Maths in English from 2026S'wak firm develops rice substitute made from sago starch