Kota Kinabalu: A 25-year-old jobless man was discharged and acquitted of four drug possession charges by the Sessions Court here after the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case.
Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan acquitted Victor Chin without calling for his defence after evaluating the submissions in the case.
Chin faced charges involving 41.1gm of MDMA, 4.2gm of methamphetamine, 135.2gm of ketamine and 0.1gm of MDMA, allegedly found at a unit in Beverly Hills Apartment, Penampang, at 11.45pm on May 27, 2024.
The first charge, under Section 39A(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, carries a jail term of between five years and life imprisonment, and at least 10 strokes of the cane upon conviction.
The prosecution called eight witnesses during the hearing, with Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurul Shafeerah Mad Iskim prosecuting and Luke Ressa Balang representing Chin.
