Ex-MMA coach jailed 9 years for possessing 1,858.3 g cannabis in KL
On 24 February 2025 the Kuala Lumpur High Court sentenced former MMA coach Ahmad Dhegani, 27, to nine years' jail and 20 strokes of the cane for possessing 1,858.3 g of cannabis at two locations in 2023.
Ahmad Dhegani, 27, an Iranian national and former mixed martial arts coach, pleaded guilty to two alternative charges of possessing cannabis.[1]The court heard he held 997.7 g and 860.6 g of cannabis at Jalan Sri Permaisuri 8 in Cheras and Jalan Baba Pudu in Dang Wangi between 3pm and 4.30pm on 16 March 2023.[1]
On 24 February 2025 Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin sentenced him to nine years’ jail and 10 strokes of the cane on each charge, with the prison terms running concurrently from his arrest on 16 March 2023.[1]The charges fell under Section 6 and Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 39A(2).[1]
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Cannabis 5.081 kgPrison life imprisonment and 12 strokes
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