By: Zaidul Khair bin Jungkim
TAWAU: A foreign woman in her 30s was arrested by police after she was suspected of possessing 58.60 grammes of syabu during a raid on a house in Kampung Pisak-Pisak, Pulau Sebatik, yesterday.
The raid was carried out by personnel from the Bergosong Police Station following information on drug activities in the area.
Tawau District Police Chief ACP Rosdi Mat Jusoh said an inspection of the suspect’s residence found 25 transparent plastic tubes of various sizes containing clear crystalline substance suspected to be syabu.
He said the banned substance was found inside a zipped bag kept in a transparent plastic bottle in the suspect’s room, with an estimated total weight of 58.60 grammes.
The suspect and the seized items were subsequently taken to the Tawau District Police Headquarters (IPD). She was then handed over to the District Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division for further action.
The case is being investigated under Section 39(B) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. A police check found the suspect had no previous criminal records.
Source: Tawau District Police
