FOREIGNER ESCAPES HANGMAN'S NOOSE

SHAH ALAM: Illegal immigrant Rosli Hassan was yesterday sentenced
to eight years' jail and ordered whipped 10 times -- all for a mere
RM100 profit from a drug sale.

Rosli, 24, a canteen helper was caught with 209gm of cannabis at a
bus-stop at Jalan 25/61 in Seksyen 25, Shah Alam, at 4pm on Feb 28,
2005.

He had bought the drugs for RM400 and was about to sell it to a buyer
for RM500 when he was arrested.

Rosli escaped the gallows after the charge was amended from
trafficking to one of drug possession.

High Court judge Datuk K.N. Segara said: "You are lucky the charge
was amended. I hope you have learnt your lesson."