MARANG: Police arrested a man, suspected to be a drug pusher, and seized syabu and Yaba pills worth RM495,760, making it the largest drug haul in Terengganu this year.

       Marang district police chief DSP Mohd Zain Mat Deris said the 54-year-old suspect was nabbed in a raid carried out at a house in Kampung Surau Haji Yaakob at Bukit Payong here under “Op Tapis Khas 3.0” on April 18.

       Upon inspection, police found syabu weighing 13,199.52g worth RM468,000 and Yaba pills weighing 555.20g worth RM27,760.

       "Police also seized RM12,140 in cash and the drugs were believed to be for the local market as well as parts of Pahang.

       "Police believe that the suspect used the rented house as a drug processing place.

       “The premises is equipped with four closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) to detect police presence,” he said in a press conference here Thursday (April 21).

       DSP Mohd Zain said further checks on the self-employed suspect found he tested positive for methamphetamine and was remanded for seven days until April 24 to assist in the investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

       He said that the suspect had 19 priors related to drugs and had been active since 1998.

       He added that the man was also on trial under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 after being arrested last year. - Bernama