Singaporean man charged in Johor with trafficking 10kg of drugs
The offences took place at an apartment unit in Danga Bay in Johor Bahru on April 23. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
JOHOR BAHRU - A Singaporean man was charged at the Sessions Court in Johor with five counts of allegedly possessing and trafficking a total of 10.11kg of drugs in April .
The accused, Tan Ban Choon, 47, nodded his head after the charges were read in Mandarin before Judge Mohammad Khalid Ab Karim on May 6.
No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
According to the charge sheets, Tan, who is unemployed, was accused of trafficking 10,024g of powdered MDMA.
The charge was made under Section 39B(1)(A) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 39B(2) of the same Act, which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment, along with a minimum of 15 strokes of the cane upon conviction.
In the same court proceeding, the accused also faced four other charges of possessing drugs, namely 9g of heroin, 44g of cannabis, 6g of powdered MDMA and 31.3g of ketamine.
All the offences took place at an apartment unit in Danga Bay at around 10pm on April 23.
The possession charges were brought under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and are punishable under Section 12(3) of the same Act, which provides for a fine not exceeding RM100,000 (S$30,790) or imprisonment of up to five years, or both, upon conviction.
Another charge was made under Section 6 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and is punishable under Section 39A of the same Act, which provides for a jail term between two and five years , and between three to nine strokes of the cane.
Judge Mohammad Khalid did not grant bail, and the case is set for mention on July 29 pending a chemical report.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Siti Fatimah Mamu prosecuted the case while the accused was not represented. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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