KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested and charged director and musician Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, for possessing and using drugs during a raid on a hotel in the federal capital last month.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said that when police raided a hotel room at 4.30 pm on Oct 22, they found nine blue pills believed to be Ecstasy weighing an estimated 5.12 grammes.
"The 42-year-old was then taken to the Dang Wangi Police Headquarters, where he tested positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine, ketamine and THC.
"He was remanded for two days through court order to assist in investigations before being charged on Oct 24 at the Kuala Lumpur Court under two separate provisions of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, namely Section 39A(1) for possession of drugs and Section 15(1)(a) for drug use,” he said in a statement today.
Fadil said that Namewee, however, pleaded not guilty and was granted bail of RM4,000, with one surety.
The case has been fixed for mention on Dec 18, he added.
