MALAYSIA: THREE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS

Malaysian national Ong Kok Soo, 60, and Singaporeans Lau Ching Hong, 48, and Soh Soon Chai, 51, were sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judicial Commissioner Samsudin Hassan. They were allegedly found in possession of 3.9kg of ketamin at a house in Taman Engku Aziz on January 14, 2009, and were also charged with trafficking 279.6gm of mixed drugs and being in possession of 54.1gm of nimetazepam and 2.8kg of caffeine.