The packets of drugs that were confiscated from the suspects.
KUCHING: Six suspects, including an 18-year-old girl, could face capital punishment if found guilty after a raid by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) found them in possession of 61 grammes of methamphetamine, or syabu.
Following a public tip-off and intelligence from the Padawan district police headquarters’ (IPD) Narcotics Crime Investigation Division, the NCID raided a house along 10th Mile, Kuching-Serian Road here yesterday, according to NCID head Supt Hasnir Abdul Hamid.
He added that the other five suspects detained in the raid were three men and two women aged between 20 to 44.
“In the raid, three men and three women were detained in a room in the house on suspicion of being involved in drug abuse activities.
“The search results yielded a small bag which contained a large translucent plastic packet containing crystals, suspected to be syabu, and one big plastic packet with 28 smaller blue plastic packets containing crystals suspected to be syabu with a total weight of 61 grammes,” Hasnir said in a statement today.
He added that all the suspects were detained for further investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty if found guilty.
“All the suspects tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine in their urine tests and they were also detained and investigated under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952,” he added.