Op Tapis: Man held, 2,000 yaba pills worth RM20,000 seized in Gua Musang

GUA MUSANG: Police arrested a man and seized 2,000 pills suspected to be 'yaba' (methamphetamine) drugs, with an estimated value of RM20,000, during 'Op Tapis' in Rantau Manis yesterday.

District police chief Superintendent Sik Choon Foo said the 33-year-old suspect was arrested at 5.30 pm while riding a blue Yamaha Y15ZR motorcycle without a registration number in front of the toilets at the Rantau Manis shooting range.

He said an inspection of the motorcycle uncovered a black plastic bag in its storage basket, containing several plastic packets filled with the suspected drugs.

"The seized drugs are estimated to be worth RM20,000. Police also confiscated the Yamaha Y15ZR motorcycle to assist in the investigation," he said in a statement today.

Sik said an initial urine screening test found the suspect positive for methamphetamine, adding that he had five previous drug-related records.

He said the case was being investigated under Sections 39B and 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

The offence carries a penalty of death or life imprisonment. If the court does not impose the death penalty, the offender must also receive a mandatory minimum of 12 strokes of the rotan.