Augustine Paul J:

[1] The accused was charged with an offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs in the following terms:

Bahawa kamu pada 14 Ogos 2000 jam lebih kurang 12.15 tengahari, di kawasan tanah rezab jalan keretapi, Jalan Pantai Dalam, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan telah mengedar dadah berbahaya iaitu 795.3 gram cannabis dan oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan di bawah s 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 yang boleh dihukum di bawah s 39B(2) Akta yang sama.

[2] He claimed trial to the charge. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that on 14 August 2000 Inspector Mohamad Alpiyang bin Ali (PW2) led a party of police officers consisting of detectives Abdul Halim bin Haji Man, Razak bin Abdul Majid and Manokaran to a reserve land near the railway track at Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur. They stationed themselves in the vicinity of some squatter houses there. PW2 said that they observed the accused walking suspiciously from the railway track towards them. He saw the accused carrying a plastic bag (exh P3) in his right hand. The accused was about 10 metres away at that time. There was no one else there. The accused tried to ente