Photo shows the cannabis seized from the three university students.
KUCHING: Three public university students are facing the prospect of being sent to the gallows after they were caught in possession of cannabis during an operation by anti-narcotics police.
State Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) head Supt Lukas Aket said the detained students comprised two males and a female aged in their early 20s.
“The three, all locals, were arrested during an operation carried out last Friday (July 22) around 11.45pm at Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa in Kota Samarahan.
“During an inspection, roughly 367 grams of cannabis worth some RM2,000 was found and seized from the suspects,” he told a press conference yesterday.
Lukas further revealed that the two male students tested positive for amphetamine during a subsequent urine test.
“All three have been remanded until July 29 for further investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction,” he said, adding that police expect to make more arrests soon as a result of the trio’s arrest.
The state NCID chief disclosed that Friday’s case was the third drug-related arrest this year involving university students.
He thanked the public for their assistance in channelling information to the NCID and the police in general on drug-related activities, saying such cooperation is vital in helping to wipe out the drug menace in the state.