ISKANDAR PUTERI: A 40-year-old suspected drug trafficker was arrested in a midday operation in Nusa Bestari here on Dec 15.
Police arrested the alleged trafficker at 12.20pm, confiscated his Volkswagen and found 1.714kg of heroin valued at RM16,454.40.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner M. Kumarasan said police also seized a gold chain and a pair of earrings.
The seizures are valued at RM45,234.90.
Kumarasan said the suspect, who tested positive for morphine, had a prior criminal record.
He was remanded for seven days to facilitate investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty, or life imprisonment and caning, upon conviction.