On Sunday (March 24), a delivery rider was apprehended at the southbound Ayer Keroh Rest and Recreation area along the North-South Expressway with drugs valued at over RM130,000. The 45-year-old man was captured by teams from the Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department and the Melaka contingent police headquarters at 1.35pm.
Melaka police chief Datuk Zainol Samah stated that the man, suspected of being a drug pusher, was detained for his alleged association with a drug trafficking syndicate. Following over a month of intelligence work, investigations revealed that the suspect had been engaged in illegal drug activities since early last year.
“The man was alone at the time of the arrest, and upon inspection, drugs were found hidden in the van’s bonnet he was driving. The confiscated drugs included 41.28kg of ganja and 300 bottles of ganja-laced vape liquid, estimated to be worth RM130,971 and capable of servicing 206,405 addicts,” Zainol said in a statement on Wednesday (March 27).
Zainol mentioned that the suspect, who tested negative for drugs, had a criminal record related to drug offenses. The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, and the suspect has been remanded for seven days until March 30. – Bernama
