Kota Kinabalu: A 34-year-old man claimed trial at the High Court here on Tuesday to trafficking 4,396gm of syabu.Ho Yee Onn is accused of committing the offence together with one Woo Kah Paul, 20, who is still at large, at 3.40pm on May 21 this year at the arrival hall of the Kota Kinabalu International Airport here.The charge was read to Ho in Mandarin before Judge Datuk Nurchaya Hj Arshad.
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The court set Jan 16 for pre-trial case management and ordered Ho further remanded as the charge against him has no provision for bail.Ho is facing the death sentence if found guilty under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Aida Fatimah Datuk Abdul Jabar stood in for the prosecution in the Customs Department.Ho was represented by counsel Ram Singh.