Supt Zulkipli Suhaili
BINTULU (Feb 27): A total of 21 individuals, including two foreign nationals were arrested during ‘Op Tapis Khas’ in Bintulu from Feb 23 to 25.
Bintulu police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement said the suspects consisted of 20 men and a woman aged between 16 and 47.
He said the operation targeted abandoned houses, boarding houses, and huts in the farm, which were suspected to be used as venues for drug abuse activities around Bintulu.
Zulkipli said those detained included one man for possessing 0.6g of methamphetamine, and another for possession of psychotropic pills.
He said the suspect caught for meth possession is being investigated under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries a fine of up to RM100,000 of imprisonment not exceeding two years, on conviction.
“As for the suspect found with psychotropic pills, the case is being probed under Section 30(3) of the Poisons Act 1952 which carries a jail term of up to four months or a fine not exceeding RM10,000, or both, on conviction.”
Zulkipli also said all of those detained during the operation had tested positive for amphetamine, and are being investigated under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Conviction carries a fine not exceeding RM5,000 or three months’ jail, as well as being place under two years of police supervision, he said.
“Two suspects are also being investigated under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for failing to present valid identification and travel documents,” he added.