IPOH: Police arrested a 73-year-old elderly woman and seized various drugs worth RM115,750 in a raid on a house at Taman Aulong Maju, Taiping, last Wednesday.
Perak Police Chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said upon checking, police found one plastic package believed to contain methamphetamine weighing one kilogramme and 30 plastic packages containing heroin weighing 450gm.
“Police also seized drug packing equipment from the house. During the raid, the woman was alone in the house.
We are still investigating if the woman actually owns the drugs,” he said at a press conference here, Friday.
A urine test on the suspect came back negative, and she does not have criminal records, he said, adding the woman has been remanded for five days until Monday under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
In a separate development, Mior Faridalathrash said police recorded 14 criminal cases at places of worship throughout the state over the first three months of this year.
He said it involved cases such as breaking into mosques, stealing funds in the building, causing mischief and others.
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