Habitual Kuching druggie gets five years behind bars, two lashes
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KUCHING (June 13): A 29-year-old habitual drug user was today sentenced by the Sessions Court here to five years in jail and two strokes of the rotan for amphetamine and methamphetamine abuse last year.
Judge Musli Ab Hamid convicted Ahmad Faizzirul Ahmad Suhardian Syah on his own guilty plea to an offence under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952, which is punishable under Section 39C(1)(b) of the same Act.
Section 15(1)(a) of the DDA 1952 provides for a fine of up to RM5,000, or up to two years in prison, or both, while Section 39C (1)(b) of the same Act provides for up to seven years' jail and not more than three strokes of the cane upon conviction.
In passing the sentence, Musli also ordered Ahmad Faizzirul to undergo supervision for two years after serving his custodial sentence.
He committed the offence at the Kuching District Police Narcotics Crime Investigation Department on Jan 18, 2024, at around 6pm.
Ahmad Faizzirul has two previous convictions on Jan 4 and Jan 30, 2023 for the same offence framed under Section 15(1)(a) of the DDA 1952.
Deputy public prosecutor Umi Syukriah Harun appeared for the prosecution, while Ahmad Faizzirul did not have legal counsel. drug abuse Kuching Sessions Court Musli Ab Hamid Umi Syukriah Harun
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