PADANG BESAR: Police detained two men and seized 5kg of ganja at the main entrance of a duty-free complex here.
Padang Besar police chief ACP Mohd Shokri Abdulllah said the first suspect was detained during an inspection carried out at 1.20pm on Friday near the building after finding him behaving in a suspicious manner.
“Police noticed the suspect, who was sitting on a green Honda RSX150 motorcycle and was searching for something in a blue bag by the roadside near the entrance of the duty-free complex.
“Upon checking the bag, five slabs of what was believed to be ganja, wrapped in red aluminium foil, were found,” he told reporters at the Padang Besar police headquarters, Bernama reported.
Following the arrest of the first suspect, police detained a second suspect near the same location.
“Further checks revealed that both suspects had four and 14 criminal records, respectively, and have been listed on three previous wanted lists for drug-related offences.
“They also have a record for running away while still under conditional release (OBB),” he added.
