Kota Kinabalu: A 34-year-old man was sentenced to five years’ jail and one stroke of the cane by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday for consuming syabu for the third time.
Sessions Court Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan advised Mohd Ismail Al Buny Waymi to turn over a new leaf, urging him to focus on building a better future instead of returning to drugs.
“Don’t look for drugs, look for a life partner. You are still young,” he told the accused, who cried while listening to the advice.
Mohd Ismail pleaded guilty to consuming syabu on Sept 19 this year, after his urine tested positive at the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department office here. He had previous convictions for similar offences in 2015 and 2022.
The court ordered him to serve the jail term from the date of his arrest, followed by three years of police supervision.
