BERNAMA – A 24-year-old local man was arrested with three kilogrammes of drugs believed to be syabu at a house in Jalan Simpang Lima, Malaysia last week.
Batu Pahat District Police Chief ACP Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the drugs, estimated to be worth MYR96,000, was believed to have been brought into the country through a transit process before being marketed in neighbouring countries in the south.
He said the drugs consisted of three packages of suspected syabu weighing 1,010 grammes (g); 1,030g and 1,040grespectively and estimated value per parcel is about MYR32,000.
“Through a urine screening test, it was found that the suspect was positive for methamphetamine but did not have any previous criminal record. The suspect is believed to have been active since early December last year.
“Apart from the drugs believed to be syabu, police also seized a motorcycle worth MYR3,000 and the suspect would be remanded until Janyuary 7 for further investigations and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952,” he said in a statement yesterday.
