Ex-student jailed 30 years for trafficking 1.9 kg cannabis in Seremban
The Seremban High Court on 28 March 2024 sentenced former university student Muhammad Nur Arif Nur Akil, 26, to 30 years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane for trafficking 1,900.9 g of cannabis in a supermarket parking lot in 2020.
The Seremban High Court on 28 March 2024 sentenced Muhammad Nur Arif Nur Akil, 26, a former student of a private university in Selangor, to 30 years’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane for trafficking nearly 2 kg of cannabis.[1][2]Judge Rohani Ismail ordered the jail term to run from the date of his arrest on 2 September 2020.[1][2]
According to the charge, Nur Arif was found trafficking cannabis weighing 1,900.9 g in the parking lot of a supermarket in Seremban at 5.30pm on 2 September 2020.[1]The offence was charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.[1]Ten witnesses testified at the trial, which began on 10 April 2023.[1]
His lawyer asked the court to weigh his youth, his future and the fact that it was his first offence, while the deputy public prosecutor sought the death penalty, arguing the negative effects of drugs on society are the same whether the drug is soft or otherwise.[1]
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Cannabis 5.081 kgPrison life imprisonment and 12 strokes
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