MELAKA – An unemployed man was charged in the magistrates’ court here today with trafficking 23.1kg of syabu.
Lau Siong Poh, 50, nodded after the charge was read out before judge Nabilah Nizam, but no plea was recorded.
He was charged with trafficking the drug at 12.10am on November 11 at Jalan Baiduri 8, Pulau Melaka, Melaka Tengah.
The charge, framed under Section 39B(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, provides for a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
Deputy public prosecutor Aliff Asraf Anuar Sharuddin prosecuted, while Lau was unrepresented.
The court set January 16 for mention. – Bernama, December 2, 2022
