KOTA BARU: Police arrested a Thai man and seized 11.8kg of yaba pills worth RM651,475 at Jalan Kuala Krai-Tunjong here on Wednesday (Dec 20).
Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the man was arrested at about 11.45pm by a team from the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department from the Kelantan police contingent headquarters.
He said the 36-year-old suspect and another person were spotted in a car parked in an open area in front of a veterinary clinic at the scene.
"The suspect then got out of the front passenger seat carrying a black bag.
"Our team immediately approached the car and set up a barrier.
"However, the car driver rammed the vehicle into the patrol team and sped off towards Jalan Kuala Krai-Tunjong,” he told a press conference at contingent headquarters here on Thursday (Dec 21).
Muhamad Zaki said police inspected the bag carried by the suspect and found 100,000 yaba pills weighing 11.8kg.
He said a preliminary investigation found that the suspect is unemployed and does not have a criminal record.
"He tested positive for drugs and is under remand for seven days until Dec 27 to assist the investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952," he added.
In another development, Muhamad Zaki said a total of 626 people were arrested for various drug-related offences during Ops Tapis carried out from Dec 12 to Wednesday, which led to the seizure of various types of drugs worth RM760,169.
He said those arrested were aged between 17 and 55, and 20 of them were foreigners. – Bernama
