20 Jun 2025
TAN KIAN CHEW
- Citation
- JB-45A-18-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- JB-45A-18-12/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Prosecution proved identity and weight of the methamphetamine (707.40 g) by expert analysis, proved possession and mens rea by direct evidence of accused alone in rental car in close proximity to the drugs and his flight from police; statutory presumption of trafficking under s.37(da) thus applied and accused failed to rebut it on balance of probabilities; chain of custody intact; conviction for trafficking under s.39B(1)(a) DDA upheld and sentence of life imprisonment (30 years) plus 12 strokes imposed.