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Man Gets 24 Years For Drugs
By M K Anwar

Bandar Seri Begawan - Lim Kui Shin, 32, was sentenced to 24 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane after he was found guilty for possessing 66.369gm of the controlled drugs, methylamphetamine or syabu.

He was sentenced under Section 3 A, Section 6 (b) and Section 7 of the Misuse of Drug Act Chapter 27 by the High Court on Monday.

Officers from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) apprehended the man on Jan 22, 2004 at a hotel in Kg Anggerek Desa, acting on a tip-off. The NCB reminds the public that anyone caught in misuse of drugs can be sentenced according to the seriousness of the offence. Those found in possession of drugs with intent of trafficking face the death penalty.

It said 490.9770gm of syabu were confiscated from January to April 2005 and the amount exceeds the total of 449.7355gm of methylamphetamine confiscated in 2004.

There has been a big drop in the confiscation of marijuana by NCB in the first quarter of 2005 with 4.9208gm compared to 240.6740gm confiscated last year.

Even the number of arrests, at 219 for drug-related activities as of May 2005, has shown a decline compared to 355 arrests registered in the first quarter of 2004.

A huge percentage of those arrested involved the unemployed. Last year, 377 people out of 609 arrested were unemployed. In the first quarter of 2005, 146 of the total arrested were unemployed.

In a press statement from NCB, it welcomed information and cooperation from the public on drug misuse activities by calling 147 (office hours) or 8777444 (after office hours). -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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