ALOR STAR: A man was charged at the magistrate's court today with trafficking 100kg of cannabis at the end of last month.
No plea was recorded from the accused, Dzulkifli Che Othman, 47, who just nodded when the charge was read by the court interpreter before Magistrate Siti Norhidayah Mohd Noor.
The accused is charged with trafficking 100.2kg of cannabis at a homestay in Taman Aman here at about 4.30pm on June 25.
The charge was framed under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The accused is facing a death penalty or lifetime imprisonment with no less than 15 strokes of whipping upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Farhanah Fuad Mohamad Faiz prosecuted while the accused was not represented.
The court set Oct 1 for mention pending a chemist report. No bail was offered to the accused as it is a non-bailable offence.
It was reported recently that police seized 100kg of cannabis during a raid at a homestay in Taman Aman here.
Kedah police chief Datuk Fisol Salleh was reported as saying that the suspect who hails from Kuala Nerang, Padang Terap, had used the homestay as a transit point after obtaining a supply from a neighbouring country.
The cannabis, with a street value of RM250,000, could cater to the demand for some 20,000 addicts.