RM2m Syabu seized; 4 held at S’kan Airport
Published on: Tuesday, June 30, 2020
By: Mardinah Jikur
Abdullah (second from right) and Julaiman (second from left) showing the seized drugs.
SANDAKAN: The Customs Department confiscated 50kg of suspected methamphetamine (syabu) worth a total of RM2.08 million and detained four local men at the Sandakan Airport arrival hall last week.Sabah Zone Customs Chief, Assistant Director Datuk Abdullah Jaapar, said the suspects, aged between 19 and 23, were arrested upon arrival from Kuala Lumpur via a commercial flight on June 23.
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“The drugs in transparent plastic packets wrapped in bath towels were found in their respective luggage during ‘Operation Ice Break’, which has been launched nationwide since June 22.
“The suspects have been detained under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952,” he told a press conference here, Monday.
He said they are also investigating whether the latest case is connected to the seizure of 102.99kg of drugs and arrest of five passengers on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sandakan on Feb 27, 2018.
Also present were Sandakan Customs Chief Asan Mohd Ali and Customs Enforcement Operation Deputy Director Julaiman Soiman.
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On the same day, the Sabah Customs seized a package containing about 3kg of suspected methamphetamine with an estimated value of RM150,000, which was declared as “tudung”, at the Mas Kargo, Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
Abdullah said a 46-year-old local man and three foreigners comprising two women and a man, aged 19, 23 and 45 respectively, were detained to facilitate investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
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He said in the first six months of this year, Sabah Customs had seized drugs with an estimated value of RM3.5 million and cigarettes and tax-free liquors worth RM5.3 million and RM3.4 million, respectively.
He urged the people to work together with the authorities to curb smuggling activities which include drugs, cigarettes, alcohol beverages, fire crackers and others which have no approval from the Customs.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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