KOTA BHARU: Police arrested a Myanmar man and seized 530 yaba pills, estimated to be worth RM7,950, in Pasir Puteh yesterday.

Pasir Puteh police chief Supt Zaizul Rizal Zakaria said the 30-year-old suspect was apprehended at a fishing jetty at 7.30 pm.

He said the pills were discovered in the suspect’s clothing.

“The unemployed man also tested positive for methamphetamine,” he said in a statement today.

Zaizul said the man has been remanded for seven days until June 20, and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act.