Suspect in RM5mil shabu haul was on his way to Sabah, say police

 Bukit Aman's anti-narcotics chief says the Malaysian man arrested with more than 100kg of shabu was using Brunei as a transit route.

The shabu was found concealed in 100 tea packets and had an estimated street value of RM5 million, making it the largest drug haul recorded at the Brunei checkpoint. (BKN Brunei pic)

KUALA LUMPUR:

A Malaysian man arrested with more than 100kg of suspected shabu at the Brunei-Miri border last week was believed to be on his way to Sabah when he was detained, police said.

The 46-year-old suspect from Miri was arrested while entering Brunei from Miri, Sarawak, and was believed to have used the country as a transit route before re-entering Malaysia, said Bukit Aman anti-narcotics chief Hussein Omar Khan.

He said the man was believed to have planned to re-enter Sarawak through the Labu-Mengkalap route before proceeding to Sabah through Merapok-Sindumin.

The shabu was found concealed in 100 tea packets and had an estimated street value of RM5 million, making it the largest drug haul recorded at the Brunei border checkpoint. - FMT