KANGAR: Perlis police seized over 365kg of methamphetamine estimated at RM13.14mil and detained a 40-year-old man at Kampung Belat Batu, Beseri near Padang Besar on Sunday (June 1).
State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Muhammad Abdul Halim said the drug seizure and arrest were carried out by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department of the Perlis police headquarters at 3.30am.
He said before the arrest, the suspect was seen alighting from a sedan and heading towards another sedan.
"The results of an inspection on the second car found 17 stitched bags containing drugs suspected to be methamphetamine, believed to have originated from Thailand," he said at a press conference at the Perlis headquarters here Monday (June 2).
DCP Muhammad said initial investigations found that the suspect is believed to have used a forested area in the Padang Besar district as a transit point before the drugs were sent to the southern part of the peninsula, with the amount of the illicit substance being enough for 3.6 million users.
He said the initial urine screening of the man came back positive for methamphetamine and he has a criminal record related to drug cases.
"The suspect has been remanded for seven days starting Sunday and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. Police are looking for another suspect who fled to assist in the investigation," he said.
Meanwhile, DCP Muhammad also said that police arrested a 30-year-old Thai man and seized two packages of compressed ganja (cannabis), weighing 2kg, hidden in a garbage bin in the Taman Singgah Sana area, Padang Besar at 2.15am on Sunday.
"The drugs are estimated to be worth RM6,200 and can be used by around 20,000 addicts.
“The suspect was also found to be positive for methamphetamine. The man was also remanded for seven days starting Sunday, and the investigation is being conducted under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952," he added. – Bernama
