Man charged with two counts of drug possession

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MIRI: A man was charged in the Sessions Court here yesterday on two counts of drug possession.

For the first charge, Raymond Wan, 49, from Jalan Piasau 3D, Phase 3 stands accused of being in possession of 34.15 grams of methamphetamine under Section 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952, which is punishable under Section 39A (2) of the same Act.

The Section provides for between five years and life in prison, and not less than 10 strokes of the rotan.

For the second charge, he is accused of being in possession of 5.3 grams of the same drug under Section 12 (2) DDA 1952, which is punishable under Section 39A (1) of the same Act.

The Section provides for between two and five years in jail as well as three to nine strokes of the rotan. He allegedly committed both offences at 2pm on April 11 in a logging camp, in Long Lama, Marudi.

No plea was recorded as the prosecuting officer had applied for a new date for further mention of the case because the chemist report was not ready.

Judge Steve Ritikos allowed the application and set May 10 for further mention, while the trial will be from Sept 3-7. Raymond was not offered any bail and ordered to be further detained at the Miri Central Prison under Section 259 of the Criminal Procedure Code.