BELURAN: An undocumented man was arrested by police during Op Tapis for possessing drugs at Kampung Sungai-Sungai in Paitan here yesterday.
The male suspect, 28, admitted to carrying the sling bag containing methamphetamine.
District police chief Superintendent Hasan Majid said 14 transparent plastic packets found in the bag.
"The estimated gross weight of the drug is 52g. The suspect was arrested, and the evidence was seized for further investigation," he said in a statement.
Hasan said the suspect was a foreign national without any identification document.
He said the suspect tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine.
"The suspect is remanded for seven days, and police are tracing the drug distribution network.
"The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1953," he said.