Supt Irwan Hafiz (left) showing media personnel the seized cartridges during the Dec 9 press conference. – BERNAMApic
KUCHING: Police have arrested a 20-year-old local man here on suspicion of being a package runner for a drug syndicate, and seized liquid cannabis extract worth about RM586,500.
The arrest and seizure were made during a raid at a courier service centre at Jalan Kong Ping, Padawan, on Friday (Dec 5), police said.
Padawan OCPD Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi said the 9am raid in the centre’s parking area led to the discovery of 690 cartridges containing liquid believed to be cannabis extract.
"We believe the suspect has been involved in drug distribution since September and twice collected parcels for the syndicate from the same centre," he told a press conference at district police headquarters on Tuesday (Dec 9).
He added that the man was reportedly paid RM200 for each parcel collected and RM20 for every cartridge delivered to customers around Kuching and Padawan.
Supt Irwan Hafiz said a urine test on the suspect came back negative for drugs, and the man has been remanded until Dec 13 to help with investigations to identify to identify the syndicate’s leader and network. – Bernama
