Juliet holding the exhibits which were tendered to court while walking out of the court after the proceedings.

Sim (centre) flanked by Chan (left) and Azrin.Juliet holding the exhibits which were tendered to court while walking out of the court after the proceedings.

KUCHING: A septuagenarian was released on a bond of good conduct in the sum of RM5,000 without surety for two years yesterday after he pleaded guilty to possessing illegal aphrodisiac products.

Sim Ban Huat, 76, from Chawan Road appeared before Sessions Court Judge Dayang Ellyn Narisa Abang Ahmad, who made the decision after taking into account the character, age, health and mental condition of the accused.

He admitted possessing 12 items containing illegal substances believed to be able to increase sexual desire when a raid was conducted at a house at Taman Sepakat Jaya, Jalan Bako here around 1.50pm on April 23 last year.

All the products were illegal and in violation of Regulation 7 of the Control of Drugs and Cosmetic Regulations 1984 whereby it is an offence under Regulation 30(1) of the same regulations and punishable under Section 12(1) of the Sale of Drugs Act, 1952.

The regulations provide for a fine up to RM25,000 or an imprisonment term not exceeding three years or both, and for subsequence offence, a heavier penalty of imprisonment up to five years jail or a fine up to RM50,000, upon conviction.

All the items will be seized from the defendant and to be disposed of as the directive by the Chief Minister under Section 13 of the Sales of Drug Act 1952.

A raid was conducted by the State Health Department on a house where the unregistered items were discovered following tip-off and their surveillance.

When met at the Court yesterday, Sim who did odd jobs for a living said he was selling the items for a ‘supplier’. The father of four who is the sole breadwinner for the family said he did all kinds of jobs to support his family, especially his two disabled sons who were staying with him.

One of them is in a vegetative state while another is mentally unsound, he said, adding the sons were normal until they were involved in a fight.

His two other children were staying somewhere else and had their own families, he added.

Prosecutor Juliet Lau Lu Lin of Health Department prosecuted while assigned defence counsels Datuk Azrin Ahmat and Chan Khoon Moh defended Sim.