A COUPLE landed in the lockup after being arrested at Chikus near Langkap, today, on suspicion of drug trafficking.

The newlyweds, aged 23 and 24, were arrested by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division team from the Hilir Perak district police headquarters at 12.30pm today.

Hilir Perak district police chief Ahmad Adnan Basri said they 20 plastic packages of suspected drugs worth RM77,000 were also seized from the duo.

“Police also seized a suitcase suspected of containing heroin weighing 9.268kg.

“The drug is believed to be for distribution outside Hilir Perak and can supply nearly 10,000 users. The bride and groom were waiting for customers in the mosque parking lot when they were arrested,” he said in a statement today, adding that both suspects also tested positive for methamphetamine.

“The two, who got married last Monday, are unemployed and police are tracking down other syndicate members.

“A remand order against the suspects will be made tomorrow and the case is being investigated under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and section 15(1)(a) of the same act,” he said. – Bernama, April 25, 2023.