August 3, 2010, Tuesday
KUALA TERENGGANU: A mother of five, whose husband is no longer able to work, decided to take over the task of selling ketum leaf water from her husband.
ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE: Supt Roslan Abdul Wahid showing ketum leaf water that was seized in a house at Kampung Simpang Empat during the press conference. — Bernama photo
ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE: Supt Roslan Abdul Wahid showing ketum leaf water that was seized in a house at Kampung Simpang Empat during the press conference. — Bernama photo
However, it was not long before the police nabbed the 32-year-old woman at her house in Kampung Simpang Empat, Chendering here on Sunday.
“She had just packed 117 packets of ketum water weighing 10 litres worth RM350 allegedly to be sold in the village when the police moved in.
“She took over the unsavoury task from her husband who is suffering from diabetes and heart ailments,” said Terengganu Narcotics CID chief Supt Roslan Abdul Wahid.
“Her husband, who is in his 50s, had been arrested for selling ketum water several times before and fined by the court. But the duo were unperturbed and continued with the ketum water trade,” he said, adding that they acquired ketum leaves from Johor.
In another case, the police arrested a labourer and seized 46 grams of heroin worth RM14,000 from a house in Kampung Raja, Chendering.
Roslan said the 38-year-old man, who was allegedly a hardcore drug dealer and addict, was remanded for seven days to assist investigations into the case under the Dangerous Drug Act which carries a mandatory death sentence.
Roslan said drug cases increased dramatically in the first half of this year in the state with 5,233 arrests recorded compared to 4,083 in the corresponding period last year.
He said 119 university and school students were arrested for drug abuse in the first half of this year compared to 38 in the corresponding period last year. — Bernama
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1 comments:
She is arrested because she didnt have money to pay the corrupt policemen! What else she can do to feed her family? Arrested for some leaves!? Shame on the policemen there! cowards
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