7 YEARS JAIL, 10 STROKES OF ROTAN FOR DRUG POSSESSION

SHAH ALAM: A factory worker was sentenced to seven years in prison
and ordered to receive 10 strokes of the rotan by the High Court here
Friday for possession of 206.9 grams of cannabis.

Zaidi Zainal Abidin, 36, had pleaded guilty to an alternative charge
of drug possession.

He was initially charged with drug trafficking under Section 39B of
the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the mandatory death
sentence upon conviction.

Zaidi Zainal had pleaded guilty of committing the offence at his house
in Pangsapuri Kiambang, Jalan Metafasa U16/3, Taman Bukit Subang at
about 1.20pm on Dec 23 last year.

The father of two sons aged four and two was first charged in Jan 5
for drug trafficking and had claimed trial.