Recently freed drug offender faces death penalty over heroin trafficking charge

Key takeaways

A 48-year-old man recently released from prison faces the death penalty for trafficking 115g of heroin in Batu Pahat. He also pleaded not guilty to possessing 5.10g of methamphetamine at the same location.

• Rahaimi Misnon, 48, was charged with trafficking 115g of heroin near a house in Semerah on Nov 3.
• He faces the death penalty or life imprisonment with at least 12 strokes of the rotan for the heroin charge.
• Rahaimi pleaded not guilty to a separate charge of possessing 5.10g of methamphetamine.

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