MIRI: Drugs worth RM57,500 and weighing 51,131.6g were seized by the police on Tuesday following the arrest of an unemployed man.
MIRI police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah confirmed the arrest yesterday.
He said the 33-year-old suspect was detained by a team from the Miri Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) at 10.50am by the roadside on the way to Kampung Lopeng, Jalan Miri-Bintulu.
The suspect was riding on a motorcycle when he was stopped by the police.
“When they checked him, police found a transparent plastic packet containing 31.26g of a substance, believed to be methamphetamine,” said Lim.
They immediately brought him to the NCID lock-up for further questioning.
Lim added during an interrogation later on, the suspect told the police where his remaining drugs were.
“The information given led the police to a room in a budget hotel at Jalan North Yu Seng. There, they found more drugs,” he said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect had used the room to keep the drugs.
“Prior to the arrest, he had stayed at the hotel for about a week,” said Lim.
“They discovered 100 transparent plastic packets containing 4,700g of a substance believed to be methamphetamine, and another 15 packets containing 400g of the same substance,” said Lim.
According to him, the team also found the suspect’s restricted passport to Brunei.
The suspect, who has no previous criminal record, is being detained by the police for further questioning.
The offence is framed under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
