Widower Held for Seven Days Over Drug Trafficking in Malaysia

A 35-year-old widower, employed as a tow truck driver, has been remanded for seven days in Tumpat, Malaysia, to assist in the investigation of alleged drug trafficking. The suspect was apprehended in connection with the distribution of over half a kilogram of methamphetamine pills, locally known as 'pil kuda'.

The man was arrested on Sunday around 3:30 PM after police observed a suspicious Perodua Axia parked by the roadside in Kampung Kubang Batang. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered approximately 610 grams of 'pil kuda', estimated to contain 6,100 individual pills. The seized drugs have an estimated street value of RM61,000.

The suspect appeared in court wearing an orange detainee shirt for the remand application. The Tumpat Magistrate's Court, presided over by Magistrate Wan Ashrul Afham Mohamad Azmi, issued the seven-day remand order. The investigation is being conducted under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. This section carries severe penalties, including the death penalty or life imprisonment, along with a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane if a death sentence is not imposed.

Despite the drug seizure, preliminary urine screening tests for the suspect returned negative for narcotics.