All 12 policemen pleaded not guilty after the charges against them were read separately before magistrates Noor Farah Hazwani Osman and Noor Fazlina Musa. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: A police inspector was among 12 policemen charged again in two magistrates' courts in Sungai Petani, Kedah, today with taking drugs two years ago.

Bernama reported that all 12, aged between 29 and 57, pleaded not guilty to the charges after they were read separately before magistrates Noor Farah Hazwani Osman and Noor Fazlina Musa.

Five of the accused – Khairi Zakaria, 57; S Sarvindran, 30; G Selva Kumar, 38; Shabri Salamat, 32; and Hazri Ramlee, 42 – claimed trial before Noor Farah.

Seven others – Wan Muneer Abdullah, 38; Azri Zakariya, 37; Muizzuddin Taib, 31; Khairol Nizam, 36; Fazly Long, 47; Syamsul Ismail, 29; and Arami Aluwi, 36, claimed trial before Noor Fazlina.