Perth man's drug trial adjourned THE drugs trial of Perth man Dominic Bird in a Malaysian court has been adjourned after the prosecutor took ill. The 32-year-old's trial in Kuala Lumpur's High Court was to have continued on Wednesday with the cross-examination of the undercover police officer who set up a meeting for a drug deal that led to Bird's arrest in the Malaysian capital in March last year. The hearing was adjourned for a day on Wednesday when the court was told the prosecutor had fallen ill. Bird was arrested at a cafe near his apartment in Kuala Lumpur as he allegedly handed over a package containing 167 grams of methamphetamine to Inspector Luther Nurjib, who had been posing as a drug dealer. He faces a mandatory death penalty if convicted on the charges of drug dealing. The credibility of Insp Nurjib, whose testimony in a hearing late last year raised serious allegations of corruption, is expected to come under scrutiny again when the trial resumes on Thursday. Insp Nurjib admitted in court last year to having passed on a sample of drugs allegedly obtained from Bird weeks before his arrest to another dealer. The drug squad detective, who has faced disciplinary action in the past for taking a Rolex watch from a suspect in another case, also admitted he used money given to him from the same drug dealer to allegedly buy the sample of drugs from Bird. Insp Nurjib had not reported any of his actions to his superiors, which the defence maintains raises further questions about the police officer's credibility. The revelations could have implications for Bird's chances of winning an acquittal.