KUALA TERENGGANU: A former national woman sepak takraw player was charged in the magistrates’ court here yesterday with drug possession and consuming methamphetamine.Nor Ain Md Nor, 20, who is also a former Terengganu sepak takraw player, is alleged to have committed the offences with three of her friends including a woman at a hotel in Jalan Cherong Lanjut near here at around 11pm on Sunday. The trio, who also facing the same charges, are Mohd Suhaimi Mohamad, 26, Reinno S Rafiqi, 27, and Nurul Amirah Kamaruddin, 24, all from around here.
According to the chargesheet, they were in possession of methamphetamine weighing 3.5 grammes at the material time.
For this offence (possession), all were charged under Secton 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (ADB) 1952 read together with Section 34 of the same act which provides for jail of not more than five years and fine not exceeding RM100,000, if convicted.
Earlier, all four were charged separately for consuming methamphetamine at the same place an time, an offence under Section 15 (1) (A) of the same act.
For the first charge, Nor Ain and Nurul Amirah pleaded not guilty whereas no plea was recorded from the four the rest of the charges when they were read out to them before Magistrate Wan Nor Aklima Wan Salleh.
The judge set May 26 for re-mention.
Bail was set at RM2,700 in one surety for each of them. Insp R Ravi appeared for the prosecution. — Bernama