Tanah Merah lorry driver Dzulkifli Ismail sentenced to death over 874.5 g of cannabis
The High Court sentenced lorry driver Dzulkifli Ismail, 35, to death on 30 September 2004 for trafficking 874.5 grams of cannabis at a house in Kampung Kuala Kapak, Padang Kijang, Bukit Panau, Tanah Merah, on 6 August 2001, under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Lorry driver Dzulkifli Ismail, 35, was sentenced to death by the High Court for trafficking in 874.5 grams of cannabis.[1]
He was found guilty of committing the offence at a house in Kampung Kuala Kapak, Padang Kijang, Bukit Panau, Tanah Merah, on 6 August 2001, charged under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the mandatory death sentence on conviction under section 39B(2).[1]
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