Kastam Sabah rampas lebih 100 kilogram syabu bernilai RM3.36 juta

KOTA KINABALU: Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (JKDM) merampas 101.95 kilogram dadah jenis syabu dianggarkan bernilai RM3.36 juta dalam serbuan di Pelabuhan Sepanggar, di sini pada Rabu lepas, kata Ketua Pengarahnya Datuk Zazuli Johan.

Beliau berkata serbuan pada kira-kira 5 petang ke atas sebuah kontena yang tiba dari Pelabuhan Klang, Selangor itu, dilakukan pegawai dan anggota Cawangan Narkotik, Unit Operasi Penguatkuasaan, Pasukan Tempur Operasi Medan Kastam Sabah, hasil daripada maklumat risikan.

"Kontena tersebut mengandungi barangan campur dan hasil pemeriksaan rapi terhadap kontena itu, pasukan serbuan menemukan sembilan kotak disyaki mengandungi dadah berbahaya jenis methamphetamine atau syabu.

"Kesemua dadah itu dibungkus menggunakan pembungkus jenama serbuk pencuci dipercayai bagi mengaburi pihak berkuasa," katanya pada sidang media di sini hari ini.

Zazuli berkata tiada tangkapan suspek dibuat pada masa ini, namun usaha mengesan dan menyiasat pengirim atau penerima sedang dilakukan berdasarkan alamat yang tertera iaitu di sebuah kondominium di Likas di sini.

Menurutnya kes sedang disiasat mengikut Seksyen 39B Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 dan sabit kesalahan, boleh dihukum mati mandatori atau penjara seumur hidup.

Sementara itu, beliau berkata setakat 25 Julai lepas, JKDM Zon Sabah merampas sebanyak 122.91 kilogram dadah bernilai RM7.66 juta.

-- BERNAMA

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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

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