Released earlier this year, Federal Court now orders two men back to jail for cannabis trafficking
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 28 — Two men released from prison earlier this year must return to serve the remainder of their or...
Two men previously released from prison for cannabis trafficking must return to serve the remaining portion of their original 30-year sentences, as ordered by the Federal Court. The court reinstated their convictions after the Court of Appeal had previously substituted the charges with possession after determining the amount of cannabis seized was close to the threshold for trafficking.
The Federal Court found that there was overwhelming evidence of trafficking, including the presence of drug trafficking equipment in the car where the drugs were seized. Azril Azhar Ahmad, 50, and Zulfattar Md Ridzuan, 44, were convicted of trafficking 264.36 grammes of cannabis and possessing 8.8 grammes of methamphetamine. Both were originally sentenced to 30 years in prison and subsequently received an eight-year sentence with a reduced caning from ten to three strokes by the Court of Appeal.
The Federal Court has now ruled that they must complete the original 30-year sentence, with Zulfattar also facing 12 strokes of the rotan. The offence took place in Persiaran Industri Galla, Taman Perindustrian Galla, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, on September 26, 2020.
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