PONTIAN: Two labourers are facing the death penalty after being found with drugs in two separate police raids in Kukup and Tanjung Piai near here.
Pontian District Police Chief Superintendent Mustafa Bakri Salleh said in the first raid at 2.30pm, police detained a 40-year-old man with 20.3g of heroin worth RM500 at a house in Kampung Sungai Durian in Kukup.
"The man was tested positive for morphine and was arrested under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries a death sentence upon conviction.
"Our checks also found out that the suspect has 23 other records of drug-related offences," he told a press conference at the Pontian District Police headquarters here today.
Mustafa Bakri said police also arrested a 56-year-old man in a palm oil plantation at Kampung Sungai Belukang, Tanjung Piai, Kukup at about 1.45am yesterday.
"The suspect has five plastic wraps containing 150.3g of heroin worth RM4,000 and with a record of 10 previous drug offences. His urine tests also came out positive for morphine," he said.
He said the second suspect was also investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drug Act 1957 which carries a death sentence upon conviction.
He said initial investigations revealed that the drugs were meant for distribution in the suspects’ respective areas.
Meanwhile, in another case, Mustafa Bakri said police also arrested a 29-year-old man at his home in Jalan Hassan, Permas Kukup with 114g of marijuana worth RM200 at about 12.30pm on Sunday.
"The suspect, who has five records of the same offence, is also tested positive for marijuana. He is detained under Section 39A (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which upon conviction, carries a 10-year imprisonment with up to 10 strokes of the rotan," he said.
