BERNAMA – The Terengganu police seized 244 kilogrammes (kg) of methamphetamine, valued at MYR7.8 million, in their largest drug bust of the year during a traffic operation at Jalan Kuala Terengganu–Kota Bharu near Kampung Rahmat in Malaysia recently.
Terengganu Police Chief Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin said the drugs were discovered around 9am inside a MPV, which had been abandoned by a man in his 30s who fled into a nearby oil palm plantation.
“The suspect, believed to be a local, was driving the MPV and stopped by the roadside suddenly in a suspicious manner about 100 metres away from a traffic police team conducting the operation.
“While the team was approaching the vehicle, the man suddenly exited from the vehicle and fled into the plantation,” he said during a press conference at the Setiu District police headquarters yesterday.
Mohd Khairi added that the Fire and Rescue Department assisted in unlocking the MPV, which contained silver and gold plastic packets filled with crystal-like substances, believed to be methamphetamine.
He added that a Mitsubishi Triton four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle was also spotted acting suspiciously about one kilometre from the scene, believed to be linked to the suspect.
“The driver of the 4WD attempted to ram into police officers, forcing them to fire shots at the vehicle’s tires.
“The suspect sped off and later abandoned the locked 4WD in an oil palm plantation. The original license plate of the MPV was discovered inside the vehicle,” he said.
Mohd Khairi said that police are tracking down both suspects, with assistance from the Police K9 Unit and the General Operations Force.
