Four men arrested in Kuching drug raids, nearly 3kg of narcotics seized
Kuching district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the first suspect, aged 30, was arrested on July 3 during a raid by the a team from Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) Sarawak at a house in Jalan Upper Chawan.
'Police seized about 2,209.73g of drugs believed to be ecstacy, with an estimated value of RM2,209.73,' he said in a statement yesterday.
Alexson added that the suspect, who tested positive for benzo, had no prior drug-related criminal records.
Regarding the second and third cases, Alexson said the raids were carried out on July 4 at two separate locations, namely a house in Taman Hussein at around 4 PM and another in Kampung Lintang about an hour later.
'At the house in Taman Hussein, police arrested two local men, aged 33 and 35 and confiscated 227.33g of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis (ganja), estimated to worth RM1,550
'Both suspects tested positive for THC and had no prior drug-related criminal records,' he said.
Alexson said at the house in Kampung Lintang, police arrested a 28-year-old local man and seized 541g of dried leaves also believed to be cannabis (ganja), with an estimated value of RM3,800.
'The suspect also tested positive for THC and had no prior drug-related criminal records,' he added.
Alexson said all four suspects have been remanded until July 11 for investigation under Section 38B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment and not less than 12 strokes of whipping if not sentenced to death.
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