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Malaysia: Lorry Driver Gets Six Years' Jail, Whipping For Drug Possession

Bernama

Thursday 07 Oct 2010

A lorry driver was sentenced to six years' jail and 13 strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing drug two years ago.

Judge Hasbi Hasan sentenced K. Saravanan, 33, to three years' jail and three strokes of the rotan for the first count of possessing two cannabis plants which were planted in two pots.

She also sentenced Saravanan to six years' jail and 10 strokes of the rotan for possession of 11 packets of cannabis, weighing 50.42gm.

Both the offences were committed at No: 30, Jalan Widuri 1A, Section BB18, Bukit Beruntung, Hulu Selangor, about 12.40am on April 2, 2008.

However, Hasbi ordered the jail sentence to be served on Saravan concurrently from the date of his arrest on April 2, 2008.

Earlier in mitigation, lawyer K.Theivaendran, who represented Saravanan, said his client felt remorse for his action.

Deputy public prosecutor Wan Noora Nisa Ngadirin prosecuted.

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