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2000 MarsdenLR 1945

AUGUSTINE PAUL
PP – Appellant
Versus
CHIA LEONG FOO – Respondent



Advocates:
For the prosecution - Azhar Abdul Hamid (Lukman Zainuddin with him); A-G sChambers For the accused - Gooi Soon Seng M/s Gooi & Azura

Possession of drugs infers trafficking under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act, requiring proof of mens rea.

Headnote:The law under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 prohibits trafficking in dangerous drugs. The accused was alleged to have trafficked in heroin by possessing approximately 218.79 grammes. The court found that possession is a requisite for establishing trafficking under said section and elaborated on the mens rea necessary for such offenses. The court determined that the prosecution had met the burden of proof. The conviction is maintained based on the evidence provided, concluding that the elements of possession and trafficking were sufficiently established.

Table of Content
1. facts surrounding the drug trafficking charge. (Para 1 , 2)
Augustine Paul J:

Chia Leong Foo ("the accused") was charged with trafficking in 218.79 grammes of heroin and monoacetylmorphines under s. 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 ("the Act") and punishable under s. 39B(2) of the Act. The accused claimed trial to the charge.

The prosecution, in order to make out its case, called a total of seven witnesses. They are police photographers, Kamaruzaman Sabirin (PW1) and Zulkifli bin Rashid (PW2); Detective Sergeant Nurazlina Abdullah (PW3); Inspector Mohd Alpiyang Ali (PW4); Inspector Tansly Mering (PW5); Detective Sergeant Hassan Sulaiman (PW6) and Inspector Wan Azlan Wan Mamat (PW7). On 26 June 1998 PW4 led a party of police officers consisting of PW6, Det/Sjn Mohd Zaman Yunus, Det/Kpl Haridan Ab Hamid, Det/Kpl Jawahir Supar, L/Kpl Mastoro Mohamad, Det/L/Kpl Hariri Harun, L/Kpl Azli Abdullah and L/Kpl Jeganathan to lay an ambush at the Caltex Petrol Station ("the petrol station") at Jalan Kuching, Kuala Lumpur. They arrived at the scene at 8pm; PW5 instructed his officers to take up various positions at the petrol station. PW6 was instructed to remain in motor car bearing registration number WDR 1704 parked about 30 metres away from the road leading to the petrol station. PW4, together with Det/

Sjn Mohd Zaman bin Yunus and L/Kpl Jeganathan, took up position at the road coming out of the petrol station. The sequence of events that followed, as narrated by PW4, is as follows:

Pada jam lebihkurang 8.30 malam sebuah motosikal jenis Suzuki RGV Sport berwarna purple WFU 4399 telah masuk ke kawasan serang hendap. Det/Sjn Hassan telah mengekori motosikal tersebut dan cuba memberhentikannya. Motosikal tersebut telah dinaiki oleh 2 lelaki Cina telah melintasi saya. Dalam jarak 10 meter saya nampak pemandu motosikal itu telah mencampakkan satu beg kain dengan tangan kirinya. Dalam masa yang sama motosikal tersebut telah merempuh penghadang jalan lalu terbabas. Saya bersama anggota bergerak ke tempat tersebut dan menahan pemandu motosikal tersebut bersama Det/Sjn Mohd Zaman bin Yunus dan Det/Sjn Hassan bin Sulaiman. Pembonceng motosikal telah bangun dan cuba melarikan diri. Dalam masa yang sama Det/Kpl Jawahir dan L/ Kpl Jeganathan telah mengejar pembonceng motosikal tersebut. Lebihkurang 2 minit kemudian Det/Kpl Jawahir dan L/Kpl Jeganathan menyerahkan pembonceng motosikal tersebut kepada saya. Penunggang motosikal tersebut ialah Chia Leong Foo. Saya telah mengambil beg kain yang dicampakkan oleh pemandu motosikal tersebut di atas semen penutup longkang di tepi jalan. Beg itu jatuh lebihkurang 5 meter dari tempat motosikal terbabas. Beg itu warna putih.

Beg putih ini diambil dari raga motosikal oleh pemandu motosikal sebelum dicampakkan di tepi jalan.

Semasa saya ambil beg putih dari tepi jalan saya boleh pastikan beg itulah yang dicampakkan oleh pemandu kerana di atas penutup semen tersebut tidak ada beg atau sampah sarap lain. 205

Selepas saya ambil beg kain itu saya telah membuat pemeriksaan dengan disaksikan oleh kedua-dua saspek dan saksi polis lain. Di dalamnya saya dapati terdapat 10 packet plastik lutsinar yang mengandungi serbuk dan ketulan-ketulan kecil berwarna merah jambu yang saya syaki dadah heroin.

Saya tangkap keduadua saspek dan rampas barang kes bawa balik ke Jabatan Narkotik, IPK, Kuala Lumpur.

PW4 handed the accused and the pillion rider, Yee Chin Koon, to PW5, the investigating officer, on 27 June 1998 at about 12.30am. He handed the exhibits consisting of the white cloth bag (exhibit P17), the 10 packets suspected to contain heroin (exhibit P18A - J and P19A - J), motorcycle bearing registration number WFU 4399 and two helmets, one being black (exhibit P9A) and the other yellow (exhibit P9B), to PW5 on 28 June 1998 at about 3.30am. The material parts of the cross-examination of PW4 run as follows:

Saya nampak beg dicampakkan. Ini selepas motosikal melalui saya. Lebihkurang 10 meter

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