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The Star
03-05-2025
- The Star
Man charged in Johor for trafficking 20kg of syabu
BATU PAHAT: An unemployed man has been charged in the Magistrate's Court here with the trafficking of more than 20kg of syabu. The charge against Muhammad Nur Hazreq Kairuddin, 36, was read out before magistrate Nurasidah A. Rahman but no plea was recorded because the charge falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court. Bernama reported that Muhammad Nur Hazreq was caught trafficking 20.712kg of methamphetamines at the jetty near the lamppost of Lorong 3, 1/7, Minyak Beku, Batu Pahat, at 7pm on April 21. The charge under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 carries the death penalty or life imprisonment, upon conviction. If the death penalty is not imposed upon conviction, he will face a punishment of at least 12 strokes of the cane. The case was handled by deputy public prosecutor Firdaus Ruslan while the accused was not represented. In hot water: Muhammad Nur Hazreq being escorted by police at the Batu Pahat Magistrate's Court. — Bernama The case will be heard again on June 30 for the submission of the chemist's report. Last Tuesday, Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar was reported to have said that a 36-year-old man was arrested at a jetty in Batu Pahat after an inspection of a pickup truck with him yielded 20 bundles of suspected syabu weighing more than 20kg and worth more than RM662,000. He said the syndicate, believed to have been active since February, was using vehicles to store drugs before smuggling them to neighbouring countries by sea. In an unrelated case, a 23-year-old unemployed local was charged in the Magistrate Court here for trafficking and possessing more than 225g of drugs. Lim Ken Yi only nodded his head after the charges were read out to him at the court in front of magistrate Azureen Sahira Sauffee Afandi. No plea was recorded. Based on the first charge sheet, he is accused of trafficking 219.06g of methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) along Jalan Dato Abdullah Tahir here at around 1.30pm on April 20. For the second charge, Lim is accused of possessing 6g of ketamine at the same time and location. He was charged under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Section 12 of the same Act, which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment, upon conviction. Azureen Sahira set June 25 for case mention.
New Straits Times
02-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Man charged with trafficking over 20kg of meth in Johor
BATU PAHAT: An unemployed man was charged at the magistrate's court here today on charges of trafficking more than 20kg of methamphetamine last month. The charge against Muhammad Nur Hazreq Kairuddin, 36, was read out before magistrate Nurasidah A Rahman but no plea was recorded because the charge fell under the jurisdiction of the High Court. According to the charge, Muhammad Nur Hazreq was caught trafficking 20,712 grammes of methamphetamine at the jetty near the lamppost of Lorong 3, 1/7, Minyak Beku, Batu Pahat at 7pm on April 21. The accused was charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which is punishable under Section 39B(2) of the same act, providing for the death penalty or life imprisonment and if not sentenced to death, shall be punished with not less than 12 strokes of the cane. The case was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutor Firdaus Ruslan while the accused was not represented by a lawyer. No bail was offered and the case will be re-mentioned for submission of chemical reports on June 30.
The Star
02-05-2025
- The Star
Jobless man charged with trafficking over 20kg of syabu in Batu Pahat
BATU PAHAT: An unemployed man was charged at the Magistrate's Court here on Friday (May 2) on charges of trafficking more than 20kg of syabu last month. The charge against Muhammad Nur Hazreq Kairuddin, 36, was read out before Magistrate Nurasidah A Rahman, but no plea was recorded because the charge fell under the jurisdiction of the High Court. According to the charge, Muhammad Nur Hazreq was caught trafficking 20,712gm of methamphetamine at the jetty near the lamppost of Lorong 3, 1/7, Minyak Beku, Batu Pahat at 7 pm on April 21. The accused was charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which is punishable under Section 39B(2) of the same act, providing for the death penalty or life imprisonment and if not sentenced to death, shall be punished with not less than 12 strokes of the cane. The case was handled by deputy public prosecutor Firdaus Ruslan while the accused was not represented. No bail was offered, and the case will be re-mentioned for submission of chemical reports on June 30. Last Tuesday, Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar was reported to have said that a 36-year-old man was arrested at a jetty in Batu Pahat after an inspection of a pickup truck yielded 20 bundles of suspected syabu weighing more than 20 kilogrammes worth more than RM662,000. He said the syndicate, which has been active since February, was using vehicles as a place to store drugs before smuggling them to neighbouring countries by sea. - Bernama
