Beaufort Senior Citizen Busted With 28Kg Of Kratom At Roadblock

Beaufort Senior Citizen Busted With 28Kg Of Kratom At Roadblock

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BEAUFORT, SABAH – Cops at a roadblock here were surprised to find 24.8 kilograms of dried kratom (ketum) leaves inside a senior citizen’s pick-up truck.

The noon incident along Kilometer 8 of the Beaufort – Membakut roads saw the detainment of a 66 year old man.

Beaufort police chief, DSP Yusoff Zaki Mat Yaacob said the suspect was pulled over after he was noticed behaving suspiciously at an accident prevention roadblock.

“Traffic police officers found two large gunny sacks at the backseat of the vehicle which contained the leaves…

“After taken to the station for processing a urine drug test on the man meanwhile returned negative.

“He was handed over to the narcotics division for further investigation,” he said.

The case is being investigated under Section 30 (3) Poisons Act 1952 which penalty is a fine no more than RM 10,000 or a maximum prison sentence of four years or both.