Drugs: Trial of salesman starts
Published on: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Kota Kinabalu: The trial of a 29-year-old salesman charged with trafficking 2,510.4gm of syabu began on Monday at the High Court here.Leong Hon Choong, a West Malaysian, is accused of committing the offence at 10.30pm on Feb 12, 2015 at the office of the Narcotic Investigation Department in the State police headquarters at Kepayan here.Deputy Public Prosecutor Gan Peng Kun in tendering the opening address told Judge Datuk Nurchaya Hj Arshad the prosecution would show that the totality of the evidence will point to the irresistible conclusion that Leong in his own behalf trafficked the said drugs.
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He said the prosecution would prove that at 9am on Feb 12, 2015, a narcotic raiding team was led to the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) Terminal 2 and on arrival, they saw the accused, Leong, bringing a black luggage bag.They approached him and conducted a body search but found no incriminating object.Leong remained silent when he was asked whether he had any drugs and he and the luggage were then brought to the police headquarters.The police proceeded to inspect his luggage after a caution under Section 37B of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) was read and translated in Mandarin for Leong.
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The luggage which was locked was cut open.DPP Gan said further evidence would be led by the prosecution to show that police found two golden boxes with Chinese characters each containing four black plastics with Chinese characters containing crystalline substances believed to be dangerous drugs in the luggage.
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He said that the eight black plastics were kept inside a box and that the prosecution would also adduce evidence the box was sent to the Chemistry Department on Feb 16 and that the analysis on the crystalline substance was found to contain 2,510.4 gm of methamphetamine (syabu).The prosecution will rely on Section 37A of the DDA to invoke the presumption provided under Section 37(d) of the DDA to show that Leong had in custody the black luggage containing the dangerous drugs and therefore, deemed to have been in possession and knew the nature of such drugs, said DPP Gan.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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