A Nigerian man and an Australian nurse face the possibility of death
sentence after a Malaysian court on Tuesday charged them with
trafficking methamphetamines in the country.
Anthony Esikalam Ndidi was charged with Emma Louise L’Aiguille, in a
Kuala Lumpur court two weeks after police said they were arrested in
possession of one kilogramme of the banned drug.
Drug trafficking carries a mandatory death sentence by hanging in
Malaysia, where hundreds of people are on death row, mostly for drug
offences.
Anyone found to be in possession of at least 50 grams of methamphetamine is considered a trafficker.
The duo were in a car when police arrested them, attorney Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told reporters after the court appearance.
Muhammad Shafee was representing the Australian nurse while Ndidi was not represented by legal counsel at the hearing.
Police told L’Aiguille, who had been driving, that drugs were later found in the car, the attorney said.
