Inspector, 11 policemen recharged in Sungai Petani over drug offences

An inspector and 11 policemen pleaded not guilty in Sungai Petani Magistrates’ Courts to recharging under the Dangerous Drugs Act for drug administration.

SUNGAI PETANI: An inspector was among 12 policemen recharged in two Magistrates’ Courts here today with administering drugs into their bodies two years ago.

All 12, aged between 29 and 57, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read separately before Magistrates Noor Farah Hazwani Osman and Noor Fazlina Musa.

Five accused, Mohd Khairi Zakaria, 57; S. Sarvindran, 30; G. Selva Kumar, 38; Muhammad Shabri Salamat, 32; and Muhammad Hazri Ramlee, 42, claimed trial before Noor Farah Hazwani.

Meanwhile, seven others, Wan Muneer Abdullah, 38; Muhammad Azri Zakariya, 37; Mohammad Muizzuddin Mohmad Taib, 31; Khairol Nizam Mohamad, 36; Mohd Fazly Long, 47; Syamsul Ismail, 29; and Mohd Arami Aluwi, 36, claimed trial before Noor Fazlina.

According to the charge, the accused were alleged to have, without authorisation, administered ketamine and 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) into their bodies at a premises in Aman Square here between 4.20 am and 7.23 am on Oct 2, 2024.

They were charged under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 15 of the same Act, which provides for imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of up to RM5,000.

Noor Farah Hazwani allowed the five accused bail of RM2,000 each with one surety and transferred their cases to Noor Fazlina’s court for trial.

For the seven accused before Noor Fazlina, the court set bail at RM1,800 each with one surety, with the case management set to Nov 30.

The cases in both courts were handled by Deputy Public Prosecutors Nur Hazwani Md Noor and Adlin Sufiya Kamaruzzaman.

Lawyers Datuk Suhaimi Ibrahim and Mohd Khairul Fairuz Rahman represented eight of the accused, while lawyer Burhanudden Abdul Wahid represented the other four.

All 12 were suspended immediately after testing positive for drugs during a raid on Oct 2, 2024, and had previously faced charges of administering drugs into their bodies in November that year, but they were discharged not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) in April this year.