KANGAR: An elderly man was charged in the magistrates’ court here today with trafficking 39.9 litres of fentanyl earlier this month.
Him Mat, 65, nodded after the charge was read out before magistrate Ana Rozana Nor. No plea was recorded as the case comes under the jurisdiction of the High Court.
According to the charge sheet, he was accused of trafficking the drug with another person who remains at large at a house in Kampung Guar Musang, Bukit Keteri, Padang Besar, at 5.50pm on July 1.
The charge was framed under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and is punishable under Section 39B(2) of the same Act.
The accused was not allowed bail and the court fixed Oct 8 for mention of the case pending the submission of the chemist’s report.
Deputy public prosecutor Alia Suzila Chek Pi appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented.
