[1] The appellant was tried and convicted by the Penang High Court for an offence of trafficking in dangerous drug committed on 21 July 2000 at about 4pm at the departure gate of the Bayan Lepas International Airport in Penang. He was duly sentenced as mandated under s 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (DDA). We heard his appeal and dismissed it, we affirmed the conviction and sentence.

[2] The facts of the case are basically undisputed. On the date and at the time as stated in the charge the appellant was waiting to exit at the departure gate No 6 when he was arrested by SP4 and SP5 and taken to the Airport Police Station where a body search was carried out on him. Eight transparent plastic packets (P12A-H) containing tablets were found taped to his abdomen, three each in the front and back and one on each side