Vocalist of local group pleads guilty to drug possession

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KUALA LUMPUR: A vocalist for a local group pleaded guilty at the Ampang Magistrate’s Court yesterday to possession of 0.98 gm of methamphetamine.

Khairul Hizam Kaha or ‘Jijam’, 39, of the group, ‘Terra Rossa’, admitted committing the offence at the Axis Astrium, Taman Cempaka, Ampang near here at 4.30pm on Dec 10.

Magistrate Noor Farah Hazwani Osman set RM4,000 as bail with one surety and Feb 12 for facts and sentencing, pending the chemistry report.

Deputy public prosecutor S Purnima appeared for the prosecution while Khairul was unrepresented. Meanwhile, the vocalist claimed trial to administering drugs into his body.

He allegedly committed the offence at the Ampang Jaya police headquarters, Narcotics CID division here at 7.15pm on May 29.

The court set RM2,000 as bail with one surety and Feb 12 for mention. — Bernama