02-01-2021, 07:25 PM
Politician’s wife faces death penalty after drug trafficking charge in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The spouse of a political figure faces the death penalty after being charged in court for trafficking and producing drugs.
The New Straits Times reported Lyiana Roslee, 34, as facing three charges at the Magistrate’s Court in Ampang earlier today, after several cannabis plants were discovered in a house along Jalan Duta Suria in Ampang. No plea was recorded.In the first and second charges, the accused along with another individual who has yet to be charged trafficked cannabis weighing 1.58 kilogrammes or 7.8 litres.
For the third count, Lyiana and the same individual are accused of cultivating nine plants believed to be cannabis trees, either on her own or on behalf of another person at the same place and time.
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