IPOH: The police have arrested a 25-year-old man and seized some RM128,000 worth of drugs at the Ipoh Central Market here.
Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said the man was arrested during a stake-out on Wednesday at about 12.45am."The drugs weigh about 3,660g and are believed to be worth about RM128,000," he said in a statement on Friday .
"We believe the drugs were meant to be distributed locally in the city and could be used by about 7,000 drug users.ACP Yahaya said the individual is being remanded to facilitate investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act. "Initial investigations found that the man has been actively distributing drugs since February this year," he said.
He also said people are urged to continue forwarding information related to drug abuse to the police for action to be taken. "Information can be forwarded to the district police's control centre that runs 24 hours daily at 05-254 2222 or email to
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