Police arrested a 20-year-old man and seized 690 cartridges of cannabis liquid worth over half a million ringgit from a courier centre in Padawan.
KUCHING: Police have arrested a 20-year-old local man alleged to be a drug syndicate ‘package runner’ and seized cannabis liquid worth an estimated RM586,500.
The raid occurred last Friday at a courier service centre on Jalan Kong Ping in Padawan.
Padawan police chief Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi said the 9 am operation in the centre’s parking area led to the discovery of 690 cartridges containing the liquid.
The seized cannabis liquid is estimated to allow for up to 3,450 uses.
“The suspect had been involved in drug distribution since September and had twice collected parcels for the syndicate from the same courier centre,” he said.
Mohd Irwan Hafiz added that the man was reportedly paid RM200 for each parcel collected.
He was also paid an additional RM20 for every cartridge delivered to customers around Kuching and Padawan.
A urine test found the suspect negative for drug use.
He has been remanded for seven days until December 13.
Police are now working to identify the syndicate’s leader and its broader network.
