MARANG – Police arrested a local man, suspected to be a drug pusher, and seized syabu and yaba pills worth RM495,760, making it the largest drug haul in Terengganu this year.
Marang district police chief Mohd Zain Mat Deris said the 54-year-old suspect was nabbed in a raid carried out at a house in Kg Surau Haji Yaakob at Bukit Payong here under Op Tapis Khas 3.0 on Monday.
Upon inspection, police found syabu weighing 13.2kg worth RM468,000 and yaba pills weighing 0.6kg worth RM27,760.
“Police also seized RM12,140 in cash. The drugs are believed to have been for the local market as well as parts of Pahang.
“Police believe that the suspect used the rented house as a drug-processing centre. The premises are equipped with four closed-circuit television cameras to detect police presence,” he said in a press conference here today.
Zain said further checks on the self-employed suspect found he tested positive for methamphetamine.
The suspect has been remanded for seven days until April 24 to assist in the investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
He said that the suspect had 19 previous criminal records related to drugs and had been active since 1998.
He added that the man was also on trial under Section 39A (1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, after being arrested last year. – Bernama, April 21, 2022
