Two prawn sellers sentenced to death for trafficking 36.2 kg of cannabis
The Shah Alam High Court on 13 November 2009 sentenced prawn sellers Halim Nor, 45, and Sabri Alias, 38, to death for trafficking 36,220 g of cannabis at a motor workshop in Pandan Indah, Ampang, on 20 October 2001. The judge found neither accused had raised a reasonable doubt about the prosecution's case.
The Shah Alam High Court sentenced prawn sellers Halim Nor, 45, and Sabri
Alias, 38, to death for trafficking36,220 grams of cannabis.[1]Justice
Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin found both men had failed to raise any reasonable
doubt against the prosecution’s case, rejecting their claim that they had not
known of the drugs’ existence.[1]
They had been charged with committing the offence at DOHC Power Auto Services
in Pandan Indah, Ampang, at about 4.15pm on 20 October 2001, eight years
before the verdict.[1]Twelve defence witnesses gave statements during the
trial, while the defence produced two witnesses of its own.[1]Deputy Public
Prosecutor Alfred Egin prosecuted; Ghazali Taib represented Halim and Rusli
Zain represented Sabri.[1]
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Cannabis 5.081 kgPrison life imprisonment and 12 strokes
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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.
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