Magistrate issues stern warning to drug offenders
By Rol Ezam 

The Bandar Supreme Magistrate's Court yesterday warned five first-time drug offenders not to commit the offence for the second time, as being a second offender could lead to a minimum 3 years imprisonment sentence. Four local men, Dali Hj Sabtu, Hj Azamain Hj Yahya, Khairul Rizam Tuah, Abd Majid Abd Kadir and one local woman, Dk Norain Pg Hj Ismail pleaded guilty to all their respective charges.

Senior Magistrate Hj Abdullah Soefri first imposed fines totalling $3,800 in default of 7 months imprisonment to Dali after he pleaded guilty to having in his possession 15.594 milligrammes of methylamphetamine, consumed methylamphetamine and having in his possession drug articles.

Dali was caught by the NCB personnel on September 26 two years ago at the vicinity of Kg Buang Sakar's jetty.

Hj Azamain was imposed fines totalling to $2,300 or 4 months imprisonment in default after he pleaded guilty to consuming a class A controlled drug, methylamphetamine and having in his possession of drug utensils.

He was caught at house No. 762-D in Kg Serdang while he was inside a car bearing the registration number BT 6231.

Meanwhile, Magistrate Hj Abdullah imposed a fine of $1,500 or 3 months imprisonment each on Khairul Rizam, Abd Majid and Dk Norain for consuming methylamphetamine.

Narcotics Control Bureau Prosecuting officer Pg Othman Pg Hj Ali also applied to the Magistrate's Court for all of them to retest their urine. They will again appear in the Magistrate's Court on June 30, as granted.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin