3 S'poreans charged in Malaysia over cocaine-laced vape liquid, face possible death penalty
The three are Quek Kien Seng, 45, 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 9,420.2ml 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 a 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 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 case will be mentioned in court again on Sept 8.
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