TUMPAT: A man who has been supplying ketum juice to drug addicts in the Tumpat area since early this year was finally arrested by the police.
The 32-year-old was nabbed at hi shome in Kampung Geting, here yesterday.
Also seized in the operation were 23.5 litres of ketum juice in plastic packages and more than RM3,000.
General Operations Force Southeast Brigade commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the man was detained in the raid carried out by the Seventh battalion.
"Following public tip-offs, the GOF personnel raided the house about 9am and after inspecting the house, they found the ketum juice worth about RM700.
"Also seized were a mobile phone and the money believed from the business. They then detained the suspect," he added.
In a separate case, Nik Ros said four men were detained for suspected involvement in drug activities in Rantau Panjang on Friday.
He said they were travelling in a car when they were stopped at a roadblock in Lalang Pepuyu about 2pm.
Twenty 20 Eramin pills valued about RM300 were seized from the men.
"Initial investigations showed that the four locals, aged between 21 to 30, were all drug addicts," he added.