One of two men nabbed by Thai cops also on Kelantan police's wanted list
KOTA BARU: One of the two Malaysians arrested by Thai police recently for possessing 1,560 Epam pills is on Kelantan police’s wanted list.
Kota Baru: Thai authorities arrested two Malaysian men last week for possession of 1,560 Ecstasy pills. Chief of Kelantan police, Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat, informed that both men had prior records involving narcotics offenses in Malaysia, specifically drug trafficking and possession. Among the suspects, one is in his 30s and appears on the wanted list of Malaysian police.
The duo was apprehended in Sungai Golok on August 21st. Yusoff further disclosed that state police will dispose of 6,536 drug evidence items, amounting to RM1.1 million, collected from cases investigated between 2008 and 2024. These items encompass 16 types of drugs, weighing a total of 39.41kg and 2,534.047 liters of liquid substances.
The drugs include 7.95kg yaba, 4.97kg syabu, 158g heroin, 361g cannabis, 102g nitrazepam, 16g etizolam, and 177g psychotropic pills. The liquid substances consist of 24 liters of codeine, 73 liters of diphenhydramine, and 0.34 liter of methadone. The disposal will take place tomorrow at Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd Solid Waste Disposal Centre in Bukit Pelanduk, Negri Sembilan.
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