30-year-old local man jailed seven months for having Syabu

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TAWAU: The magistrates’ court here yesterday sentenced a 30-year-old local man to seven months’ jail for possessing 0.10 gram of Methamphetamine.

Wan Wazir Bin AG Putra pleaded guilty before magistrate Melissa Chia to a charge under Section 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

Prosecuting officer Chief Inspector Joan Lee told the court that the accused had committed the offence at Kampung Ice Box about 5.20pm on January 23, this year.

The police revealed that the accused was found possessing a packet of Syabu which he had thrown onto the ground.