KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Two men were charged at the Magistrates' Court here today with trafficking over 100 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.
Fathi Fikri A'shaari and Ahmad Syakir Khalid, both aged 36, indicated their understanding of the charges after they were read before Magistrate Amira Abd Aziz. No plea was recorded, however, as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
The two businessmen were jointly charged with trafficking 103,326 grammes of the illegal substance at a house in Jalan Tasik Damai, Taman Tasik Impian, Sungai Besi, at 11.50 am on Sept 10.
They were charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment for life. If not sentenced to death, the accused shall also be liable to a minimum of 15 strokes of the cane.
The court set Dec 22 for mention of the case to allow for the submission of the chemist's report. Bail was denied for both accused.
Deputy public prosecutor Nurul Farhanah Arul Hisham appeared for the prosecution, while Fathi Fikri and Ahmad Syakir were represented by counsels Mohd Redzuan Mohamed Yusoff and Shah Rizal Abdul Manan, respectively.
-- BERNAMA
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