PENAMPANG: Fourteen men aged between 19 and 45 were arrested during the Penampang police’s fifth anti-drugs operation this year.
Penampang District Police Chief Supt Sammy Newton said the two- day “Ops Tapis” from Monday targeted six locations in Putatan and Penampang.
He said the suspects were arrested under Section 39A, 12(3) and 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
“A total of 20 people were screened and 5.94gm of syabu worth RM1,188 was seized.
They were all taken to the Penampang station for further investigation,” he said.
Sammy reminded parents to monitor their children and watch for early signs so that they do not end up becoming drug abusers.
“The public are also reminded to channel information related to drugs to police,” he said in a statement, Thursday.
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