{
  "id": 10413435,
  "title": "Released earlier this year, Federal Court now orders two men back to jail for cannabis trafficking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/released-earlier-this-year-federal-court-now-orders-two-men-back-to-10413435",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T09:24:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/28/released-earlier-this-year-federal-court-now-orders-two-men-back-to-jail-for-cannabis-trafficking/236898"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two men who were released from prison earlier this year must return to jail for the remainder of their original 30-year sentence for cannabis trafficking, following a decision by the Federal Court. The court reinstated their convictions after the Court of Appeal mistakenly substituted their trafficking convictions with possession, ruling that the amount of cannabis seized was only marginally above the threshold for trafficking. Justice Lee stated that there was overwhelming evidence of trafficking, including the discovery of drug trafficking equipment in the men's car. Azril Azhar Ahmad, aged 50, and Zulfattar Md Ridzuan, aged 44, were sentenced to 30 years in prison and will serve the remainder of their term upon their release on September 26, 2020. Zulfattar was also ordered to undergo 12 strokes of the rotan, while Azril was exempted from whipping due to his age. The offence occurred behind a petrol station in Persiaran Industri Galla, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, on September 26, 2020. The men were present in court for today's proceedings, with the prosecution represented by deputy public prosecutor How Mei Ling.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Sept 28 — Two men released from prison earlier this year must return to serve the remainder of their or...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}