Kota Kinabalu: A 52-year-old man was jailed a total of 19 years on three counts of possessing cannabis and syabu.
Sessions Court Judge Elsie Primus made the order for Gordon Chong Set Foh after ruling that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt against Chong.
On the first count, Chong was jailed 13 years for possessing 194 grammes of cannabis at 9.20pm on Dec 24, 2022, at a car park in the Funky Farm Food Court, Lorong Cyber Perdana, Kg Kepayan, near here.
The offence, under Section 6 of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) and punishable under Section 39A(2) of the same Act, carries a jail term of between five years and life imprisonment, and at least 10 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.
On the second count, he was sentenced to three years for having 15.23 grammes of cannabis at the same place and time.
On the third count, Chong was jailed another three years for possessing 3.36 grammes of syabu at the same place and time.
The court ordered Chong to serve the jail sentences from the date of his arrest and no whipping imposed on him due to his age.
The prosecution had called five witnesses during the trial at the prosecution stage while two defence witnesses had called to testify.
Chong was ordered to enter his defence on Aug 29 this year after the court found that the prosecution had established a prima facie case.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Shafeerah Mad Iskim conducted for the prosecution, while Chong was represented by counsel Sylyester Kuan stood in for counsel Datuk Nelson Wences Angang.
