Repeat offender in Kuching sentenced to over five years' jail, caning for drug abuse
KUCHING (July 21): The Sessions Court here today sentenced a 40-year-old mechanic to five years and three months' imprisonment and one stroke of the cane for abusing amphetamine and methamphetamine.
Judge Iris Awen Jon meted out the sentence against Lai Muk Loi after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952, punishable under Section 39C(1)(b) of the same Act.
The Section provides for a prison sentence of between five and seven years, as well as up to three strokes of the cane, upon conviction.
In addition to custodial sentence, Iris also ordered Lai to undergo police supervision for two years following the completion of his prison term.
Lai committed the offence at the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department of the Bau District Police Headquarters at about 1.05pm on Jan 25, 2025 .
He has three previous convictions for the same offence in April 2015, June 2016, November 2019.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Aiman Mutallib Mohamad Shariff prosecuted, while Lai was unrepresented by legal counsel. drug abuse Kuching lead Sessions Court
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