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2019 MarsdenLR 2262

HIGH COURT SABAH & SARAWAK MIRI
PP – Appellant
Versus
LILY KUNYANG & ANOR – Respondent


Petitioner Advocates:Nur Nisla Abdul Latif ,Respondent Advocate: Wendel Crocker

Table of Content
1. accused charged with trafficking in dangerous drugs. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. evidence gathered by the prosecution through police operations. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
3. court's duty to assess prima facie case. (Para 18 , 19 , 20)
4. essential ingredients for proving drug trafficking. (Para 22 , 23 , 24)
5. doubt in the chain of custody affects prosecution case. (Para 37 , 46)
Duncan Sikodol JC:

The Charge

[1] Lily Kunyang, the 1st accused and Freska Musa, the 2nd accused were jointly charged with having a common intention of trafficking in dangerous drugs under s 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (the Act). The trafficking charge against both of them reads as follows:

"That you, together on the 13 February 2017, at about 2:15 pm, at S/Lot 1695, Lrg Intan 6, Vista Perdana Ph1, Bandar Baru Permyjaya, in the District of Miri, in the state of Sarawak, in furtherance of a common intention of you all, did traffic in dangerous drugs, to wit 102.10 grams of Methamphetamine and you have thereby committed an offence under s 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Act 234) and punishable under subsection 39B(2) of the same act and read together wi

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