SANDAKAN: The district police Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) seized syabu or methamphetamine worth RM55,000 in two separate drug busts on Saturday. District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Azhar Hamin said the first case involved the arrest of a 34-years-old Filipino in Kg TB Ward at 1.45pm on October 7. Meanwhile, a 50-year-old woman was arrested at a bus stop near Bandar Leila with RM 50,000 worth of syabu, Mohd Azhar said. The woman was detained at about 4.35pm after a NCID team seized 10 packets of suspected syabu weighing 500.4g from her. "Both cases are being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (trafficking in dangerous drugs)," Mohd Azhar said.

Source: New Strait Times October 09, 2017 12:56 UTC