Habitual addict gets five years, caning
Published on: Wed, Jun 25, 2025
By: Cynthia D Baga Text Size: The offence under Section 39C(1) (b) of the Dangerous Drugs Act carries a jail term of between five and seven years and whipping, on conviction. Kota Kinabalu: A man, who was detained on his 24th birthday this year, was jailed five years and ordered given a stroke of the cane for repeatedly taking syabu. Sessions Court Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan handed the sentence to Mohammad Zulkarnain who admitted to the charge against him on Tuesday. Mohammad was found taking the drug at 8.30am on Feb 24 this year after his urine was tested positive for drug at the Papar police station. He has two previous conviction records of taking the drug. The offence under Section 39C(1) (b) of the Dangerous Drugs Act carries a jail term of between five and seven years and whipping, on conviction. After completing the jail sentence, Mohammad was ordered placed under police supervision for three years. In meting out the sentence, the court advised Mohammad to not repeat to take the drug, seek for a job and find a soulmate since he is still single.
Advertisement In another court, the court set July 24 for further pre-trial case management for a 38-year-old lorry driver charged with committing criminal breach of trust involving frozen products worth RM39,326. The court set the date for Azlan Limin when his counsel discharged herself from representing him. Azlan informed the court that he could not engage a counsel because of financial problems. He is accused of breaching the trust given to him as a lorry driver who was entrusted by the Evergrowth Intergrated Food Industries Sdn Bhd with the 316 cartons of frozen goods on Apr 9 this year at the company premises in Kg Mook, Kinarut, Papar. He claimed trial to the offence under section 407 of the Penal Code which carries a jail between one and 10 years, with whipping and liable to a fine, on conviction. The court extended Azlan's bail. Deputy Public Prosecutor Bryan Francis appeared for the prosecution. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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