3 Singaporeans charged in Malaysia with trafficking cocaine-laced vape liquid, face death penalty
Three Singaporean men were among four people charged in Kuala Lumpur on June 26 for trafficking cocaine-laced e-vaporiser liquid.
The Singaporeans are 45-year-old Quek Kien Seng , Tristan Chew Jin Zhong, 25, and Ivan Tan Zhi Xuan, 31 , reported national news agency Bernama .
They were charged alongside Malaysian Kong Sien Mee, 57, with trafficking 9,420.2m l of cocaine under Malaysia's Dangerous Drugs Act .
If convicted, they face the death penalty or life imprisonment with whipping.
The charge was read to the four accused before Magistrate Amalina Basirah Md Top , and no plea was recorded from them as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
The Singaporeans were represented by lawyer Ille Maryam Yusnawannie , while Kong was unrepresented.
The four men were arrested on June 19 in Selangor during a raid on a syndicate involved in the distribution of cocaine-laced e-vaporiser liquid.
Ten boxes containing 4,958 units of liquid vape cartridges suspected to contain cocaine, estimated to be valued at up to RM7.29 million (S$2.2 million), were found in a car during the raid.
Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) acting director Mat Zani Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali said at a press conference on June 23 that the syndicate would rent luxury condominium units in Kuala Lumpur, where they would package the drugs before distributing them to other countries.
The next court mention is Sept 8.
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