SEPANG, Aug 2 — A teenager charged in the Sessions Court today with trafficking 15.75kg of methamphetamine, and may face the death sentence if found guilty.
Abang Danny Abang Azlan, 19, nodded after the charge was read out before Judge Ahmad Fuad Othman. However, no plea was recorded.
He was charged with trafficking the drug at 9.24pm on July 19 at the Level 2 Narcotics Investigation Division office, in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2.
The charge, framed under Section 39B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, is punishable by hanging to death or life imprisonment and shall be punished with at least 15 strokes of the cane if not sentenced to death.
The court set November 1 for mention.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Sabrina Zubairi appeared for the prosecution, while lawyer Darren Ee represented the accused.
— Bernama
