SIBU, Dec 15 — A 28-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman are expected to be sent to the gallows for drug trafficking after being nabbed with three kilogrammes of drugs, here yesterday.
Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the two suspects were detained by a police team from the Commercial Crimes Division of the Sibu police headquarters, at a house in Jalan Keranji at 5.30pm yesterday.
“When detained, police found 99 packets labelled as ‘Juice Master’ containing 3.42kg of drugs believed to be ecstasy and worth about RM171,000. Also found was 18 red coloured pills weighing 5.90g, believed to be ecstasy,” he said in a statement today.
The man tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine while tests carried out on the woman were negative. Both will be investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the mandatory death sentence if convicted.
According to Zulkipli, the man would be remanded for seven days while the woman will be remanded for three days to facilitate investigations.
— Bernama
