[1] Syarifuddin (the appellant) was charged in the High Court at Shah Alam for trafficking in dangerous drugs, that is to say, cannabis weighing 415g under s 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (the Act). The charge reads as follows:

"Bahawa kamu pada 9 Julai 2003, jam lebih kurang 2. 00 petang, di kawasan pembinaan rumah Desa Pinggiran Putra Kampung Limau Manis, Dengkil, dalam Daerah Sepang, dalam Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan, telah memperedarkan dadah berbahaya iaitu 415 gram Cannabis dan oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan suatu kesalahan di bawah s 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 yang boleh dihukum di bawah s 39B(2) Akta yang sama. "

[2] In brief, the case for the prosecution is this. On 9 July 2003, at about 10. 00 am, acting on information received, ASP Azizan bin Said (PW1) and a team of police personnel proceeded to Desa Pinggiran Putra, Kampung Sungai Manis, Dengkil to lay an ambush at a construction site. Upon arrival at the scene, PW1 i