KOTA KINABALU, Sept 11 — The Sabah police have busted a drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of three individuals and seizure of 50.25kg of methamphetamine worth RM3 million on Thursday (September 7).
Sabah police commissioner Datuk Jauteh Dikun said the three men from Sarawak, 27 to 38, were arrested at 12.40am in a vehicle near the Kota Kinabalu International Airport, and the police inspecting their vehicle discovered several black parcels containing smaller packs of drugs suspected to be methamphetamine, with a total weight of 50.25 kg.
“RM17,067 in foreign currency and jewellery were also seized,” he said during a media conference at the Sabah contingent police headquarters earlier today.
The syndicate is believed to have been active for the last few months, with the drugs being procured abroad and destined for sale in a neighbouring country.
One suspect tested positive for methamphetamine and possessed one prior record related to a drug offence.
Jauteh said the suspects had been remanded for a week until Thursday (September 14), to facilitate invetigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
— Bernama
