KOTA KINABALU: A local man was jailed for a total of six years by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for two counts of drug possession.
High Court deputy registrar Amir Shah Amir Hassan imposed the sentence on Tey Teck Hock, 49, after he pleaded guilty to the two charges under Section 12 (3) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952 which carries a maximum fine of RM100,000 or a jail term of up to five years, upon conviction.
On the first count, the accused was sentenced to three years in jail for possessing 0.01 gram of heroin and 0.001 gram of monoacetylmorphine in the room of a house at Kampung Bambangan, Jalan Bentayan in Inanam on July 31.
Onthe second charge of possessing 0.15 grams of heroin and 0.02 grams of monoacetylmorphine at the same time and place, he received another three years’ jail.
Amir Shah, who sat as a magistrate, ordered the accused to serve his jail sentences consecutively.
In a separate case, nine local men were each fined RM2,000, in default, three months in jail by the same court for separate charges of consuming syabu.
Alexander Edward, 35, Pong Su Thsun, 52, Azreen Majnin, 21, Emran Othman, 42, Johan Madusin, 21, Abu Bakar Marakil, 32, Rahim Abdul Talib, 29, Lo Kon Kong, 40 and Abdul Najib Mohammad, 19, pleaded guilty to each of their charges under Section 15 (1) (a) of the DDA 1952 which provides for a fine of up to RM5,000 or a jail term of up to two years, upon conviction.
Prosecuting officer Inspector Syahrin Ali told the court that the nine accused persons were arrested during separate operations at Bukit Nenas here, Inanam, Likas and Penampang police station between August 26 and September 5.
The court also ordered them to be placed under police supervision for two years.