Sibu couple linked to drug ring charged with trafficking, possession

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A married couple, allegedly leaders of Sarawak's biggest drug syndicate, were charged with methamphetamine trafficking on Wednesday (July 2).  Tie Teck Hock, 53, faces two charges under the Dangerous Drugs Act.   He's accused of trafficking 1,030.80g of methamphetamine on Jalan Pedada on June 12, and jointly with his wife Lee Chee Fei, 44, trafficking 6,055.9g of the drug from a house storeroom in Lorong Permai Jaya the same night.  Both offences carry penalties under Section 39B of the Act.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5d4aywds  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A husband and wife, believed to be the ringleaders of Sarawak's largest drug syndicate, have

00:07been charged with trafficking on Wednesday.

00:09Fifty-three-year-old Thai Tech Hawk was slapped with two charges under Section 39B Subsection

00:151 Subsection A of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

00:20In the first charge, he is accused of trafficking 1,030.80 grams of methamphetamine on June

00:2712.

00:28Thai was also charged under the same act with his wife, 44-year-old Lichie Faye, for trafficking

00:346,055.9 grams of methamphetamine also on June 12.

00:40They face the death penalty or life imprisonment, and no fewer than twelve strokes of the cane

00:45upon conviction.

00:47They are faced two additional charges under Section 12 of the Act for Possession.

00:54Sergeant Oon Kork-Churn ordered both accused to be remanded in Cebu Prison, as the offences

01:00under Section 39B are non-bailable offences.

01:05He also fixed August 22 for mention and ordered that both accused, who have health conditions,

01:12be given adequate medication during their detention.

01:15The couple was arrested in a series of raids carried out by the Cebu District Narcotics

01:21Crime Investigation Division on June 12 and 13.

01:25It was reported that the drugs and assets seized from them, totalling 8.5 million ringgit, made

01:31up the biggest narcotic-related seizure in the state's history.

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