AN unemployed man, believed to have caused five-vehicle crash on the North-South Expressway southbound near Rembau on Sunday, was charged in Kuala Pilah Sessions Court with possession of ganja.

According to the charge sheet, Munzir Azmeer Abd Rahim, 28, was charged with possessing dried ganja plants with a net weight of 3.39g in a Perodua Myvi car at KM242.9 of the expressway southbound, in Rembau district, at about 10.25am on June 5.

The charge was framed under section 6 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which provides for a five-year prison sentence or a fine of up to RM20,000, or both upon conviction.

No confession was recorded and Munzir nodded when the charge was read to him before the court assistant registrar Che Ku Nor Azlinda Che Ku Mahmood.

No bail was offered by deputy public prosecutor Yap Tsu Sheng and the court set June 14 for next mention. – Bernama, June 9, 2022.