Abdul Aziz (second right) shows the drugs seized during the press conference. He is flanked by Abang Ahmad (right) and Lukas.
KUCHING: Police foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs into the state by arresting a local man and seizing over a kilogramme of Syabu worth an estimated RM163,000.
State deputy police commissioner Datuk Abdul Aziz Yusuf revealed that the arrest was made around 11am on Thursday when personnel from the state Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) detained the suspect in a parking lot at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce.
“Acting on information received, state NCID officers searched the 27-year-old suspect’s car and discovered drugs believed to be syabu weighing 1.325kg packed inside food packages and boxes of sugar to avoid detection.
“The suspect was immediately arrested while his car, a Perodua Viva, was seized along with RM2,100 cash found in his possession,” he said during a press conference at state police headquarters here yesterday.
The suspect’s urine tested positive for amphetamine.
Abdul Aziz further disclosed that he had been remanded until May 19 to facilitate investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, that carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction.
“We thank the public for the tip-off that led to this arrest and urge members of the community to support our war against drugs by relaying to us any information on drug-related activities so we
can eradicate this menace together.”
Among those present were district police chief ACP Abang Ahmad Abang Julai and state NCID head Supt Lukas Aket.