A 47-year-old man with four previous drug records was arrested with 791 yaba pills weighing 87.71 grammes in a raid at Chetok, Pasir Mas, police say
KOTA BHARU: A 47-year-old man, with four previous drug-related records, and found with 791 yaba pills weighing 87.71 grammes, was arrested in a raid at Kampung Pasir Parit, Chetok in Pasir Mas last night.
Pasir Mas district police chief ACP Mazlan Hassan said the raid was conducted by a team from the Tok Uban police station, who also seized methamphetamine (syabu) drugs.
He said the initial investigation found that the suspect had four previous drug offences and the suspect tested positive for methamphetamine.
It is said that the case is being investigated under Sectio 39B and Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
“Congratulations to our personnel stationed at the Tok Uban police station for successfully apprehending the suspect and seizing the drugs. The public is urged to provide information related to drug activities in their respective areas to assist the police in combating these activities,” he said in a statement posted on the Pasir Mas district police headquarters Facebook page today.
