Op Tapis: Man held, 2,000 yaba pills worth RM20,000 seized in Gua Musang
GUA MUSANG: Police arrested a man and seized 2,000 pills suspected to be ‘yaba’ (methamphetamine) drugs, with an estimated value of RM20,000, during ‘Op Tapis’ in Rantau Manis yesterday.
Yesterday, police in Gua Musang made an arrest and seized 2,000 suspected yaba (methamphetamine) pills, valued at around RM20,000, during Operation Tapis. The 33-year-old suspect was apprehended on a blue Yamaha Y15ZR motorcycle without a license plate near the toilets at Rantau Manis shooting range at 5.30 pm. Superintendent Sik Choon Foo, the district police chief, discovered a black plastic bag containing the pills while inspecting the motorcycle.
The seized drugs are estimated to be worth RM20,000, and the motorcycle was confiscated for further investigation. Initially, a urine screening test confirmed the suspect was positive for methamphetamine, noting that he had five previous drug-related convictions. The case falls under Sections 39B and 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which imposes a penalty of death or life imprisonment.
If the death penalty is not implemented, the offender must receive a mandatory minimum of 12 strokes of the rotan.
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