TAWAU: Police detained a man believed to be part of a drug trafficking syndicate in possession of 1.917kg of syabu worth RM120,000 at an oil palm plantation in Kalabakan, on Wednesday.
Tawau Police Chief ACP Jasmin Hussin said the 36-year-old suspect, who was carrying a backpack, was acting suspiciously and had tried to flee an inspection by the Narcotics Crimes Investigation Department team, at 4pm.
“His backpack contained two plastic packs of what is believed to be Syabu.
“The man also did not possess any identification documents and tested positive for Amphetamine,” he told reporters here, Friday.
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