A CONTRACT worker was ordered to be sent to the gallows by the High Court in Muar today after he was found guilty of trafficking in more than 180g of methamphetamine four years ago.

Judge Abu Bakar Katar handed down the sentence on Loo Yong Heng, 44, after finding that the defence has failed to raise reasonable doubt against the prosecution’s case.

Loo was charged with trafficking in 183.14g of methamphetamine at a house in Jalan Bukit Kontang, Tangkak, at 10.30am on February 13, 2018.

The charge, framed under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, provides for the death penalty upon conviction.

Loo was also found guilty under section 12(2) of the same law on five counts of possession of various types of dangerous drugs at the same location, time and date. The offence provides for a maximum fine of RM100,000 or imprisonment for up to five years, or both, if found guilty.

The court sentenced him to two years in prison on each charge, to be served concurrently from the date of sentencing.

The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Azfar Mahmod while Loo was represented by lawyer Lim Chon Sin. – Bernama, June 1, 2022.