Alleged Drug Pushing Customs Officer And Wife Freed On Bail
By Rol Ezam

Bandar Seri Begawan - Alleged drug pushing Royal Brunei Customs Officer Mohammad Ridzwan Hj Mansor, 31, and his 30-year-old Limbang born wife Zaiton Hj Sahat were freed on bail yesterday.

A husband and wife team, were caught in possession of 47.77 grammes of class A controlled drug, Methylamphetamine and Judge Dato Steven Chong fixed a $10,000 court bail or two sureties each for their release.

Mohammad Ridzwan, is a Customs Officer at the Cargo Terminal at the Brunei International Airport and his wife Zaiton face joint charge of having in their possession drugs for trafficking in contravention of section 3A of the MDA. They are facing charges under section 3A of the Misuses of Drugs Act, Cap 27, which carries a jail term and whipping. If the weight is not less than 40g and not more than 100g, the maximum is 30 years jail and 15 strokes of the cane while the minimum is 20 years and 15 strokes.

The case came up at the High Court late yesterday afternoon before Judge Chong for setting bail.

Furthermore on the application by the Deputy Public Prosecutor Suhana Hj Sudin, the passport of the first defendant's Sarawakian wife was ordered impounded and both have to report to the Narcotics Control Bureau once in two weeks.

Earlier in the chambers, the DPP's application for restraining Rizwan from using his bank account was granted by Chief Justice Mohammed Saied.

DPP Suhana said after further investigations both defendants will be brought back to the Magistrate's Court on February 13 for further mention. (Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin)

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