ALOR STAR: A 37-year-old nasi kandar hawker was sentenced to death by the High Court here today with trafficking 9kg of ganja in Arau, Perlis last October.
Judicial Commissioner Datuk Mohd Zaki Abd Wahab passed down the sentence to Akhbar Ali Abdul Rahman after the prosecution proved a beyond reasonable doubt case against the accused.
Akhbar was charged trafficking 9,401.8gm of ganja at a roadside in Kompleks Tok Arau, Arau about 9pm on Oct 12 last year.
He was charged under Section 39B (1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries mandatory death penalty.