Restaurant worker gets life sentence for meth trafficking in Sabah

Restaurant worker gets life sentence for meth trafficking in Sabah

Low Siew Yuen, 54, from Selangor, is spared the rotan because of his age.

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The High Court in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, handed the sentence down to restaurant empoyee Low Siew Yuen after finding him guilty of trafficking in more than 22kg of methamphetamine in Inanam four years ago. (Reuters pic)
PETALING JAYA:
A restaurant worker from Selangor was sentenced by the Kota Kinabalu High Court to life imprisonment for trafficking in more than 22kg of methamphetamine.

Justice Celestina Stuel Galid imposed the sentence on Low Siew Yuen, 54, today after finding him guilty of committing the offence at premises in Inanam, Sabah, on Jan 4, 2022.

However, Low was spared from caning because of his age, Borneo Post reported.

Low was convicted under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 39B(2) of the same Act.

The offence carries either the death penalty or life imprisonment and, if not sentenced to death, is liable to not fewer than 15 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.

The prosecution called seven witnesses to testify against Low, who was represented by counsel Rupilin Alik.

Low was the sole witness for the defence.

Deputy public prosecutor Dana Arabi Wazani appeared for the prosecution.

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