KUALA TERENGGANU: A policeman with the rank of lance corporal was detained for possession of drugs worth RM8,600.
Terengganu police chief Khairi Khairudin said the officer was held in a raid by the Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS) in an intelligence operation around the state at 12.45am today.
He said police also confiscated yaba pills weighing 110.87g, syabu (5.42g) and heroin (0.11g).
“The lance corporal will be investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
“The suspect was taken to the Dungun police headquarters and remanded for seven days starting today,” he said in a statement, adding that the suspect tested negative for drugs.
“Terengganu police will continue to give unwavering commitment in carrying out a proper investigation so that criminals can be brought to justice.”