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Kuih seller gets five years’ imprisonment, caning for substance abuse

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The accused being escorted out of the courtroom to the temporary detention cell before he is taken to Puncak Borneo Prison.

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a kuih seller to five years’ imprisonment and one stroke of the cane for substance abuse.

Judge Musli Abdul Hamid meted out the sentence on Huzairamin, 30, who pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which is punishable under Section 39C(1)(b) of the same Act.

Section 15(1)(a) provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or a jail term of up to two years, or both, while Section 39C (1)(b) carries a jail term of up to seven years and up to three strokes of the cane, if convicted.

The court also ordered the accused to be placed under two years’ police supervision after serving his term.

According to the charge, the accused had three priors for the same offence – in 2018 (two cases) and 2020.

This time, the accused was charged for taking prohibited drugs such as amphetamine and methamphetamine at the Padawan Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) around 12.20pm on June 29 this year. He also tested positive for drugs.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Aiman Mutallib Mohamad Shariff prosecuted the case while the accused was unrepresented.

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