Women syabu pushers charged
Published on: Thursday, May 08, 2025
Published on: Thu, May 08, 2025
By: Jo Ann Mool Text Size: The women were jointly charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a punishment of either the death penalty or life in prison and whipping with a minimum of 15 strokes. Kota Kinabalu: Two women were charged in the Magistrate's Court here with trafficking 209.19gm of syabu. Undocumented Diana Abdullah and Husna Amirul, 54, who appeared before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus via zoom, allegedly committed the offence on April 21, this year, at 11.40am, in a room of a house at Telipok settlement centre. The women were jointly charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a punishment of either the death penalty or life in prison and whipping with a minimum of 15 strokes. No plea was recorded from them. The Magistrate fixed June 30 for mention pending the chemists' reports and ordered the duo to be remanded further. Meanwhile, an unemployed man was charged with failing to explain a cash deposit of RM22,500 into his bank account, last year. Johnny Tamin, 32, is accused of failing to provide a reasonable explanation as to how he obtained the money belonging to one Murni Jaiman, which had been deposited into a bank account belonging to him. The offence was committed on July 22, 2024 at Putatan, near here. However, no plea was recorded from Johnny after the charge was read out to him. The charge under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance provides for a fine of RM100 or up to three months jail or both, on conviction. The Magistrate set May 13 for Johnny's plea to be taken and released him on a bail of RM1,000 in one sureties. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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