{
  "id": 20110137,
  "title": "Op Tapis: Man held, 2,000 yaba pills worth RM20,000 seized in Gua Musang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/op-tapis-man-held-2-000-yaba-pills-worth-rm20-000-seized-in-gua-musang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T03:39:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1578142/op-tapis-man-held-2000-yaba-pills-worth-rm20000-seized-gua-musang"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Police arrest 33-year-old man in Gua Musang",
    "Seized 2,000 yaba pills worth RM20,000",
    "Suspect had five previous drug convictions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}