Police nab three men in anti-drug ops
BINTULU: Three individuals were arrested during a police operation on an unnumbered house at Ladang Sawit, Mile 36 of Bintulu-Miri Road yesterday.
Upon further inspection, police found five transparent plastic packets and 20 straw tubes containing crystal-like substance believed to be syabu (methamphetamine), weighing 30.5g and estimated to be worth about RM6,000 – if the substance proved to be syabu.
The three suspects are aged between 21 and 28 – one is a local man, while the other two are foreigners, according to Bintulu police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili.
He said the three were detained in the 6am operation after police found the drugs inside a sling bag on the veranda of the house.
“The suspects also tested positive for methamphetamine,” added Zulkipli.
The case is investigated under Section 39A(2) and Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drug Act 1952, of which the sentencing would be up to five years in prison and whipping, upon conviction.