Visa delays truckie Dominic Bird freedom in Malaysia Australian truck driver Dominic Bird (R) smiles after being acquitted of drug trafficking by a Malaysian court / Pic: AFP Source: AFP AN Australian truckie acquitted in Malaysia on drug charges was last night scrambling to secure a visa after it expired while he was on death row. Dominic Bird, 33, from Perth, was taken into custody in Kuala Lumpur on March 1 last year, accused of supplying an undercover policeman with 167g of methamphetamine. Possession of more than 50g carries a mandatory death penalty in Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur High Court found him not guilty on Wednesday, with Justice Kamardin Hashim saying the prosecution had failed to prove its case and the defence had raised reasonable doubt. His lawyer Tania Scivetti has been working furiously to arrange a new visa, and earlier said she hoped he would return to Perth "before dinner." But yesterday the matter was still unresolved. Mr Bird's Australian lawyer Tania Scivetti - originally from Sydney - said her client was excited at the prospect of going home. Emma L'Aiguille (C) shares hers light moments with her lawyers Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (L) and his assistant Tania Scivetti (R) at their lawyers office in Kuala Lumpur. Ms Scivetti had previously help clear Emma Louise L'Aiguille, a Victorian mother who had been up on drug charges. If her client was not able to catch a plane last night, she said it was hoped he would be home within days. "We are waiting for a reply from the immigration department," she said. It is understood Mr Bird is not being held behind bars. "They shouldn't be holding him for much longer, but we have to await the decision," Ms Scivetti added. The defence team, led by barrister Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, argued during the trial that Mr Bird had been set up by Inspector Luther Nurjib - the prosecution's star witness - who was last week found guilty of contempt of court for threatening and attempting to bribe another witness. After his surprise acquittal, Mr Bird said: "I couldn't be more ecstatic that I'm out of the handcuffs and back to my normal life. He said he had spoken to his sister in Australia by phone: "All she could say was, `Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. Asked what he would do after being handed his freedom, Mr Bird replied: "I'll probably eat some junk food and have a drink.