Worker charged with trafficking 12.8kg of heroin at temple used to store drugs
KLANG: A part-time worker at an unregistered temple allegedly used by a syndicate to store drugs pleaded not guilty at the magistrate’s court to trafficking 12.8kg of heroin.
Rahuraman William, a 34-year-old part-time worker at an unregistered temple in Taman Menara Maju, Kampung Jawa, pleaded not guilty in a magistrate's court to trafficking 12.8kg of heroin. He was accused of the crime on October 14 at 7pm. If convicted, William could face the death penalty or life imprisonment under Section 39B(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
His lawyer, Mark Jeyakumar, informed the court that his client had been denied bail and was remanded at Sungai Buloh Prison. The temple, allegedly used by a drug syndicate for storage, was among four locations raided by Selangor police last week. Eight individuals, including six men and two women aged between 19 and 48, were arrested during the operation, with the drugs believed to have originated from a neighbouring country and intended for local and international distribution.
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