The drugs seized from the suspect.
KUCHING: A jobless man was arrested on Monday for drug possession after he was found with nearly RM5,000 worth of ketamine.
District police chief ACP Abang Ahmad Abang Julai said the suspect, a 35-year-old from Jalan Nanas Barat here was nabbed during a raid of a coffeeshop at Jalan Petanak.
“Acting on information received, a team from the district Narcotics Crime Investigation Department conducted an operation at the coffeeshop at 4.30pm Monday.
“The team arrested a local male and seized 17.09g of ketamine worth RM4,785 from him,” he said when contacted yesterday.
Abang Ahmad said the suspect subsequently tested positive for three types of drugs – methamphetamine, amphetamine and ketamine – and was placed in the lockup pending further investigation.
The case is classified under Section 39A(1) and Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.