Melaka court jails van driver for life over 470 g of cannabis
The Melaka High Court sentenced former factory van driver Ramlan Mohammed Salleh, 56, to life imprisonment on 10 December 2024 for trafficking 470.33 g of cannabis in a car at Taman Cheng Jaya in February 2020.
The Melaka High Court sentenced former factory van driver Ramlan Mohammed
Salleh, 56, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of trafficking470.33 grams of cannabis.[1]Judge Datuk Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid held the
defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt, noting Ramlan never called
Shafiq, the man who had allegedly borrowed his car, as a witness.[1]
Ramlan and another person were accused of trafficking the cannabis in a car
at Taman Cheng Jaya in the Melaka Tengah district at 6pm on 6 February 2020.[1]They were charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act
1952, which carries death or life imprisonment, with at least 15 strokes of
the cane if death is not imposed.[1]
Ten witnesses testified for the prosecution, while Ramlan was the sole
defence witness.[1]
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On 19 October 2026 the Sibu High Court sentenced Tiong Soon Hieng, 41, to life imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane for trafficking 5,081.06 g of cannabis. Judge Wong Siong Tung declined the death penalty and dated the term from his arrest on 6 January 2023 outside a coffee shop in Bintangor.
Cannabis 5.081 kgPrison life imprisonment and 12 strokes
Kuala Lumpur High Court on 29 September 2026 sentenced Dasham Novada Wickramathunga, 33, to 10 years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge over about 2.57 kg of cannabis found at a Jalan Ipoh residence in April 2024.
S. Mohan, 38, and Ahmad Shamil Abdul Rashid, 28, were sentenced to 30 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane for trafficking 139 kg of cannabis from a Bangsar car park in 2022. The judge found the case proven beyond reasonable doubt; the prosecution had sought the heavy term over the quantity.
Malaysia's Federal Court reinstated the trafficking convictions and 30-year sentences of Azril Azhar Ahmad and Zulfattar Md Ridzuan for 264.36 g of cannabis, after the Court of Appeal had reduced the charge to possession. Both had been released in February 2026.