TAWAU: A couple were remanded for seven days after police seized suspected ketamine and syabu during a raid on a house in Jalan Muhibah Raya here on Tuesday.
Police seized 44 packets of suspected ketamine weighing 101.49 grams and a packet of suspected syabu weighing 0.58 grams in the raid at about 9.30 am.
Magistrate Dayang Aidaku Amira Aminuddin issued the remand order against a 44-year-old local man and his 31-year-old girlfriend, an undocumented Filipina, from Oct 7 to 14.
Investigating officer Insp Mohammad Zamri Sabirin from the Tawau District Police Headquarters Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division applied for the remand to complete investigations.
The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment and whipping upon conviction.
According to the application, the raid was carried out after police received information on drug activities at the house.
The man, who was in the living room, allegedly pointed to a container on a table believed to contain ketamine.
A digital weighing scale, small plastic bags and a small metal spoon were also found.
Police then searched the upper floor and found the woman in a room, where she handed over the packet of suspected syabu.
Two mobile phones, an Honor and an Oppo, were also seized.
