KUCHING: A 41-year-old man who administered dangerous drugs to himself was sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here yesterday (Nov 2).
Magistrate Leona Dominic Mojiliu meted out the sentence to Mohammad Abdullah after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 15(1) of the same Act.
The provision carries a penalty of a fine of up to RM5,000, imprisonment for up to two years, or both.
The court ordered the accused to serve his sentence from the date of conviction, November 2.
Upon completing his prison term, he will also be placed under police supervision for three years.
According to the charge, the accused tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine at the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division office at Kuching Police Headquarters (IPD) on June 29, 2025, at 3.28 am.
The facts of the case revealed that police had arrested the accused for a drug test, during which an initial screening returned positive results for the two dangerous drugs.
His urine sample was subsequently sent to the Drug Research and Laboratory of the Pathology Department at Sarawak General Hospital for analysis.
The laboratory results later confirmed the presence of amphetamine and methamphetamine in the sample.
Both substances are listed under the First Schedule of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The case was prosecuted by Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Fauzulutfi Suriani, while the accused was unrepresented.
