Evidence on display: Supt Amran (centre) looking at some of the seized jewellery with his fellow officers.
KUANTAN: A couple’s luxury lifestyle came to an end when they were busted for trafficking in drugs in the district.
State Narcotics CID chief Supt Amran Ramli said police arrested a 26-year-old man in front of the Kuantan Municipal Council building here at about 1.40pm on Tuesday after receiving a tip-off.
“Upon checking his bag, we found 600 methamphetamine pills and 52.75g of syabu. He took us to a house in Perkampungan Pandan Jaya where we arrested his 29-year-old wife.
“There, we seized another 121.02g of syabu, RM1,000 in cash, jewellery, four cars and three motorcycles,” he said yesterday.Supt Amran said the couple appeared to be wealthy and were believed to have been living off the profits of their drug trade that had been going on for about a year.
“They have four cars, and their jewellery alone is worth about RM75,021. The total seizure, including the drugs, totals RM379,176,” he said, adding that the suspects had no prior criminal record and tested negative for drugs.
“They have been remanded for a week and are being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act which carries the death penalty upon conviction,” he said.
