T'ganu Sees Big Jump In Drug Haul Of RM62 Mln In First Six Months
Its chief, Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairuddin said the amount was a sharp increase compared to only RM1.32 million for the same period last year.
He said that during the same period this year, 7,832 arrests were made under various sections of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, including Section 39B, Section 39A (2) and Section 15(1)(a).
"Among the drugs seized were syabu, heroin, yaba pills, ketum leaves, cough syrup, ketum water, ganja, Erimin 5 pills and ecstasy pills," he said after the handover of case items from the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department at the Terengganu police headquarters (IPK) here today.
Also present was Terengganu Criminal Investigation Department chief ACP Arsad Kamaruddin, who is also the state police acting deputy chief.
On another matter, Terengganu police disposed of 56,232.43 grammes (g) of drugs and 2,572.54 litres of illicit substances worth a total of RM1.1 million today, following a court order for cases completed in legal proceedings from 2001 to 2025.
On the subject of influencers, Mohd Khairi said the state police are wary of rogue traders who use their legitimate shopfronts as a cover for drug-related activities.
He said, however, only one cosmetics entrepreneur in Terengganu has so far been arrested for drug offences. The entrepreneur is a man known as 'Man Hidung' who has already been charged in court.
"Don't assume the police aren't aware. We know… and we are monitoring individuals who pose as cosmetics or beauty product sellers to distribute drugs. They will definitely be caught.
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