PUTRAJAYA: Police have arrested a 24-year-old man believed to be distributing vape liquid containing heroin in Sepang.
Sepang police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman said the suspect was nabbed in a house along with 13 plastic bottles of vape liquid weighing 319g suspected of containing heroin with an estimated value of RM4,200.
"The individual arrested is a labourer and is still single. A check found he has a record of three previous crimes," he said in a statement on Thursday (Jan 2), adding that the suspect tested negative for drugs.
Norhizam said the suspect was charged at the Sepang Magistrate's Court on Dec 30 and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act.
In a separate case, he said Sepang police arrested a man suspected of trafficking syabu and ganja in Sungai Pelek on Dec 25.
Norhizam said the 35-year-old individual, who works as a lorry driver, did not have a criminal record but he tested positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine and cannabis.
He said the seizure, which included a transparent plastic bag containing 50.35g of suspected syabu and 130.11g of compressed dried leaves believed to be ganja, had a value of RM9,472.10.
The items were found in a bag carried by the father-of-two.
"The suspect was charged at the Sepang Magistrate's Court on Dec 31," he said. – Bernama
