KUCHING: A 31-year-old unemployed man was arrested under Section 39A of the Dangerous Drug Act, 1952 for peddling drugs, an offence which carries a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
Following a tip-off, police went to a house at Taman Ibni Hasim, Jalan Gamelan, Petra Jaya near here at about 7pm last Sunday where the suspect was arrested after he led police to his car parked by the roadside where a bag containing 3,900 Erimin 5 pills was found in the car.
The suspect was detained for further investigation while the pills and car were seized.