The methamphetamine, weighing an estimated 201.2gm, was to be sent for analysis to the chemistry department.

Magistrate P Sarulatha made the decision after ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against Juliana Shamsuddin at the end of its case.

The court had earlier heard the testimony of nine prosecution witnesses at the trial since Juliana pleaded not guilty to the charge on Feb 12.

In her judgment, Sarulatha said the prosecution had not addressed certain loopholes, such as the matter of control over the investigator’s room key, which raised questions.

She said the prosecution had also failed to call a policeman as a key witness after his name was mentioned during the trial.

“The prosecution had relied solely on circumstantial evidence. In addition, the charge was also flawed when only one of the 15 transparent plastic packets were tested, raising questions on the other 14 packets,” she added.

Juliana, 37, had allegedly committed the offence at the narcotics office of the South Klang district police headquarters between 7.30pm on Jan 4, 2019 and 11.31am on Jan 10, 2019. The offence under Section 201 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of up to seven years and a fine, upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Evangelin Simon prosecuted the case while the accused was represented by lawyer Khairul Naim Rafidi.