00:00A 41-year-old comedian was charged at the Sepang Sessions Court on Friday with drug
00:07possession.
00:08Muhammad Nizamuddin Ahmad, popularly known as Ah Long Cham, pleaded not guilty when the
00:14charge was read before Judge Ahmad Fuad Othman.
00:17He was accused of possessing 58.23 grams of cannabis at his residence in Cyberjaya on
00:23December 14.
00:25He was charged under Section 6 of the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952, which is punishable under
00:31Section 39A, Subsection 2 of the same Act.
00:36He faces between five years jail and life imprisonment, as well as a minimum of 10 strokes
00:41of the cane, upon conviction.
00:44During proceedings, the father of four children aged between four and 13 appealed for bail.
00:50However, no bail was offered, and the court set January 27 for mention.
00:56Ah Long Cham was then brought to the Magistrate's Court, where he was charged with possessing
01:002.07 grams of cannabis at the same place, time and date, to which he also pleaded not
01:07guilty.
01:08Magistrate Muhammad Bukhori Mudruslan allowed bail of 2,500 ringgit with one surety, and
01:14set February 28 for mention.
01:17Ah Long Cham first gained popularity through the reality TV show Raja Lawak, and has appeared
01:23in various comedy programmes.
01:25It was reported that a police interrogation revealed he had been using drugs for eight
01:30years.
01:31Urine tests following his arrest showed he was positive for THC.
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