PADAWAN: Police picked up a local man with syabu on him at Kampung Segedup, Jalan Batu Kawa, here yesterday (Jan 10).
The 44-year-old was detained for inspections after a police team raided a house around 10.30 am.
Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the arrest of the suspect led to the discovery of six plastic packets containing a crystalline substance believed to be syabu.
“The drugs were concealed inside a medicine packet and stored in a mint tin.
“The seized drugs, weighing 5.15g, are estimated to be worth around RM1,030,” he said.
The suspect, who tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine, had four prior drug-related records.
Abang Zainal said the suspect, during interrogation, admitted to a five-year involvement in substance abuse.
The suspect also claimed to have obtained drug supplies twice a week from a Chinese man known as ‘Boss’.
Efforts are ongoing to acquire more information from the suspect and trace the source of the drug supply.
He is being held at the Tapah police station for further investigation under Section 39A (1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Section 15 (1)(a) of the same Act.
