{
  "id": 12846202,
  "title": "Night market wholesaler freed after drug convictions overturned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/night-market-wholesaler-freed-after-drug-convictions-overturned-12846202",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/08/night-market-wholesaler-freed-after-drug-convictions-overturned"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Night market wholesaler Lum Man Liong, 59, has been released from prison after the Court of Appeal overturned his drug trafficking convictions. Lum was initially sentenced to 30 years in prison for each of the two offences, totaling a 60-year sentence, but this was reduced to concurrent sentences due to his age. The Court of Appeal ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove Lum's knowledge of the drugs and his involvement in their trafficking. The prosecution had failed to provide evidence such as fingerprints, CCTV recordings, or photos that could connect Lum to the drugs. Lum had been in custody since his arrest in February 2021, having been convicted by the High Court for trafficking 6,828g of methamphetamine and 365.9g of ketamine. The convictions were overturned due to the absence of corroborative evidence and the judge's dismissal of Lum's defense without a thorough evaluation of the evidence.",
  "summary": "Court of Appeal says the prosecution failed to prove knowledge and possession of methamphetamine and ketamine.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Night market wholesaler freed after drug convictions overturned",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/night-market-wholesaler-freed-after-drug-convictions-overturned",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:23:00.000Z"
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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."
}