Kangar: A Thai man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with trafficking 147,675 grammes of methamphetamine into the country. The accused, Muhammatliket Ammalee, 44, did not enter a plea as the charge was read before Magistrate Nurshahida Abdul Rahim, since the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Muhammatliket, who works as a pickup driver, faces charges alongside another man, also a Thai national, who remains at large. They are accused of trafficking the drug at the import lane of the Wang Kelian Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex (ICQS) on March 19 at 11.45 am.

The charge is brought under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which stipulates the death penalty or life imprisonment with no fewer than 15 strokes of the cane if the death penalty is not imposed. The court has set June 20 for the case to be mentioned.

Deputy public prosecutor Tengku Ruqayyah Tengku Shahrom is leading the prosecution, while Muhammatliket remains unrepresented in court.