TWO SINGAPOREANS CHARGED FOR TRAFFICKING 58.6 KG OF DRUGS

JOHOR BAHRU, June 12 (Bernama) — Two Singaporean men were charged in the Magistrate's Court today for allegedly trafficking 58.6 kilograms of the drug methamphetamine, MDMA, on May 29.

The charges against Tan Xiao Wei, 49, and Ee Choong Kiat, 36, were read out in Mandarin before magistrate R Salini.

No plea has been recorded from the accused as the matter falls within the jurisdiction of the High Court.

The men were charged with joint drug trafficking at Jalan Anjung 8/1, Taman Horizon Hills, Iskandar Puteri, at 10:30 p.m.

Tan faced four additional charges of trafficking and two counts of possessing an assortment of other drugs weighing 13.8 kilograms, at a condominium on Jalan Mutiara 7 here at 6.35pm.

Ee was also charged with one count each of trafficking and possession of 100.4 grams of MDMA and ketamine at an apartment in Persiaran Bumi Hijau, Taman Molek here at 3:40 p.m.

The trafficking charges were brought under section 39B(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which is punishable by death or life imprisonment and, if not not sentenced to death, with at least 15 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.

As for the possession offences, the charges were framed under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which is punishable by a fine not exceeding RM100,000 or 'a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both, upon conviction.

The court fixed August 14 for further notice of the case for submission of the chemist's report.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Ameerah Allaudeen appeared for the prosecution, while lawyer Nur Afiqah Hambali represented the two accused.

–BERNAMA

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