The Malaysian woman who was the subject of a search last month is yet to appear in court with her lawyer since she was released on police bail of K17,000 for two different charges.
Anita Ting Mee Siong’s name was listed and called at the Boroko District Court on Monday and Wednesday this week by police however, she was not present. Her cases are being stood over to next week Monday in the hope she will turn up.
She was a person of interest to police when she was picked up on Dec 10, 2016 by the Police Dog unit and taken to the Airport Immigration office. She was questioned in relation to her alleged illicit drug activities and for overstaying her visa.
She was later handed over to police with six 3-in-one coffee sachets which police believed were illegal party drugs called “special K”. Special K is the street name for the drug ketamine hydrochloride. It is also alleged she had Customs prohibited sex items on her.
However, she was only charged with overstaying her visa and being in possession of dangerous drug (marijuana).
The 34-year-old from Sibu, Sarawak city, Malaysia, was charged on Dec 12, 2016, on allegations that between July 18, 2015 and Dec 10, 2016, she remained in the country without a valid visa.
She was charged under section 16 (1)(a) of the Migration act and released on police bail of K10,000.
It is alleged that on May 19, 2015, she arrived in the country as a tourist on an Easy Visitor Permit, which only allowed her to stay up to 60 days in the country. That permit expired on July 18, 2015.
On Dec 23, 2016, she was charged under section 3(1)(d) of the Dangerous Drug Act for having cannabis in her possession without authorisation. For this charge, she was also released on K7,000 police bail.
The cannabis, weighing one gram, was found by police in her apartment at Ela Beach after a search was conducted.