Raid nets four drug suspects

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The six packets suspected to contain drugs found in the house.

KUCHING: Four male suspects including a 29-year-old civil servant were arrested by police in a drug raid of a house at Jalan Bunga Tanjong, Kampung Pinang Jawa here on Wednesday evening.

During the 3.30pm raid, police found six packets of crystalline substance believed to be Syabu weighing 7.13g.

“The case is investigated under Section 39A(1) and Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952. All four suspects also tested positive for Methamphetamine,” said district police chief Abang Ahmad Abang Julai who confirmed the case yesterday.

He said the other three suspects are aged 29, 25 and 20 years.

According to him, the drugs were found inside a large ziplock plastic packet which was found on the floor – behind a stereo speaker in the living room. Early police investigations revealed that all the suspects started to be involved in drug activities since last year.