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Question: What is the penalty for drug trafficking and possession in Malaysia?
Answer: According to the Dangerous Drug Act 1952, whoever is arrested with seized controlled substances as below will be sentenced to the mandatory death sentence (section 39B). For those arrested with seized controlled substances as below will be sentenced to imprisonment of not less than two years but not exceeding five years and not less than three strokes of the rotan, but not more than nine strokes of the rotan (section 39A1). For those arrested with seized controlled substances as below will be sentenced to life imprisonment or to a term of not less than five years and not less than ten strokes of the rotan (section 39A2). For those arrested with seized controlled substances as below will be sentenced to possession imprisonment(section 12).
(Source: Official Website Department of Chemistry Malaysia, 03 Dec 2024)
Source Link: https://www.kimia.gov.my/en/faq/