JOHOR BARU: A couple has been charged at a Magistrate’s Court here with possessing and distributing drugs weighing over 14kg in total.
Cheng Ee Fei, 32, and Chan Pei Een, 34, were brought to court on Tuesday (Jan 7), where they were charged with one count of drug distribution and two counts of drug possession.
They were first charged with the distribution of 14.42kg of MDMA in a black car at a parking lot at Jalan Persiaran Mutiara Mas, Skudai here at around 12.30am on Dec 28, last year.
However, no plea was recorded from both the accused.
The offence was framed under Section 3B(1)(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (amended 1980), which is punishable under Section 39B(2) of the same Act.
They face the gallows or lifetime imprisonment and not less than 15 strokes of the cane if convicted.
The couple were also slapped with two counts of drug possession - 24.58g of Ketamine and 2.75g of Methamphetamine respectively - at the same time and place.
Cheng and Chan, who were not represented, pleaded not guilty to both charges.
Both charges were framed under Section 12(3) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a maximum fine of RM100,000 or a maximum jail term of five years, or both if found guilty.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Siti Aishah Latif prosecuted the case.
Magistrate Hidayatul Syuhada Shamsudin fixed March 7 for next mention and the submission of chemical reports.
On Jan 1, Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar told a press conference that the couple were believed to be waiting for a buyer when they were arrested with drugs worth RM2.4mil in their car.
They were believed to be part of a drug gang that stays on the move with vehicles used for both storage and distribution.
