A MARRIED couple potentially face the gallows after being jointly charged at the Magistrate’s Court in Sungai Petani today, with two counts of trafficking over 51kg of cannabis last week. 

Saiful Syamil Idris, 32, a forklift operator and his wife Nurul Wahida Mohd Adnan, 32, a housewife, merely nodded in understanding when the charges were read out to them before Magistrate M. Kalaiarasi.

According to the first charge, the couple had allegedly trafficked 768g of cannabis at about 12:30am at a house in Bandar Seri Astana in Sungai Petani on August 28.

On the second charge, they are accused of trafficking 50.866kg of cannabis on the same day, at the same time and location. 

They were charged under Section 39(B) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment for up to 30 years upon conviction.

The court set December 6 for case re-mention and the accused were not offered bail. 

Deputy public prosecutor Preeya Singaravelu appeared for the prosecution, while the accused were unrepresented. – Bernama, September 6, 2023.