13 Mar 2025
[Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] AMAECHI OMEAKU
- Citation
- WA-45A-37-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-45A-37-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case of drug trafficking because it did not prove mens rea: the accused raised a consistent innocent‑carrier defence tied to an identifiable third party (Sani Abacha) which investigators did not adequately investigate (ownership of vehicle, phone contents, third‑party testimony); although chemist report proved identity and weight of drugs, it did not supply culpability, therefore accused was properly acquitted and discharged of the trafficking charges at close of prosecution case.