19 Feb 2021
Truong Cam Tu [Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara]
- Citation
- W-05(M)-628-12/2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- M
- Case number
- W-05(M)-628-12/2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The Court held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant had physical control of the bag containing controlled substances together with her personal effects, and that her conduct plus the presence of weighing scales and cash supported an irresistible inference of knowledge; the weight of methamphetamine met the statutory threshold invoking the distribution presumption under section 37(da)(xvi) ADB 1952 which was not rebutted; credibility findings favoring the arresting officer were properly made and not to be disturbed, therefore convictions and mandatory sentence…