Malaysian man, Vietnamese wife get 30 years for 173kg meth trafficking

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The High Court today sentenced a couple to 30 years in prison after finding them guilty of trafficking 173kg of methamphetamine four years ago.

Judge Nurulhuda Nur’aini Mohamad Nor handed down the sentence on Adam Tan Seng Tek, 34, and Vietnamese national Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, 33, after finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt at the close of the defence case.

“The court finds that the prosecution has successfully proven its case beyond reasonable doubt and finds both accused guilty and convicted on the charge,” she said.

The court ordered the prison sentence to run from the couple’s arrest on Feb 24, 2022, with Tan also receiving 12 strokes of the cane.

According to the charge, they were accused of jointly trafficking 172,741.10g of methamphetamine at a condominium unit at Residensi Kiara Jalil 1 here at 9.30pm on February 24, 2022.

They were charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty or life imprisonment and not fewer than 12 strokes of the cane, if not sentenced to death.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Goh Ai Rene sought a heavy sentence, citing the quantity of drugs involved at 172.74kg.

“In this case, I urge the court to take into account the weight of the drugs involved as well as public interest, apart from the fact that the second accused (Nguyen) is a foreign national who committed the offence in this country.

“Drug offences pose a threat to national security, public order and public health. Drugs were also declared the country’s number one enemy in 1983,” she said.

Lawyer Kee Wei Loon, representing both accused, sought life imprisonment for his clients, citing the sentencing trend in such cases where courts no longer impose the death penalty and instead opt for life imprisonment. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10月30日讯——高等法院今日判处一对夫妇30年监禁，此前法院认定他们四年前贩运173公斤冰毒罪名成立。

法官努鲁胡达·努尔艾尼·穆罕默德·诺尔对 34 岁的亚当·谭·森·特克和 33 岁的越南公民阮氏金清判刑，理由是辩方在辩护陈述结束时未能提出合理的怀疑。

“法庭认定检方已成功证明其指控成立，排除合理怀疑，并认定两名被告均有罪，判其有罪。”她说。

法庭判处这对夫妇自 2022 年 2 月 24 日被捕之日起服刑，谭某还被判处 12 下鞭刑。

根据指控，他们被控于 2022 年 2 月 24 日晚上 9 点 30 分在 Residensi Kiara Jalil 1 的一间公寓内共同贩运 172,741.10 克甲基苯丙胺。

他们被控违反 1952 年《危险药物法令》第 39B(1)(a) 条，并结合《刑法典》第 34 条，该条规定，如果未被判处死刑，则可判处死刑或终身监禁，并处以不少于 12 鞭的鞭刑。

副检察官吴爱玲要求判处重刑，理由是涉案毒品数量高达 172.74 公斤。

“在这种情况下，我敦促法庭考虑涉案毒品的重量以及公共利益，此外还要考虑到第二被告（阮）是外国公民，在本国犯下了罪行。

“毒品犯罪对国家安全、公共秩序和公共卫生构成威胁。毒品在1983年也被宣布为该国的头号公敌，”她说。

代表两名被告的律师基伟伦(Kee Wei Loon)请求判处其当事人终身监禁，理由是此类案件的量刑趋势是法院不再判处死刑，而是倾向于判处终身监禁。——马新社

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