Sabah's biggest-ever drug bust: Over 300kg syabu worth RM11mil seized in Tawau


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police have made their biggest-ever drug bust after seizing 303.155kg of syabu with a street value of nearly RM11mil, along with the arrest of a local man in Tawau.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Idris Abdullah said the 49-year-old businessman was arrested by Tawau district anti-narcotics and marine policemen after a car chase in the Mambuala area at around 7.30pm on Monday (Sept 6).

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Drugs , Trafficking , Tawau , Sabah , Police

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