Lelaki edar dadah di Lapangan Terbang Tawau dijel seumur hidup, 12 sebatan

Hii Sieng Kang, a 31-year-old man, has been sentenced to life imprisonment and 12 years in prison for smuggling over six kilograms of methamphetamine at Tawau Airport two years ago. The 31-year-old appeared before Chairman of the Court of Appeal Steve Ritikos after pleading guilty to the charges. Ritikos then ordered the sentence to commence from the date of his arrest on July 30, 2024.

The defendant was accused of smuggling 6,968.6 grams of methamphetamine at the Tawau Airport Terminal Baggage Receiving Area on July 30, 2024, at 12:30 PM. He was accused of violating Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and could be given a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or life imprisonment and a fine of at least 15 years.

According to the facts of the case, a male customs officer in the passenger screening area at the airport noticed the suspect acting suspiciously, leading to his bag being scanned. The scan revealed images of suspicion and further inspection found a bag containing blue wires believed to be methamphetamine. Counsel for the prosecution, Arif Mohamad Shariff, and the defense, Vivian Thien, argued the case.