IPOH, Oct 14 ― Police arrested two people and seized 32.8kg of syabu worth RM2.76 million in a raid on a single storey bungalow here, on Sunday.         

Perak deputy police chief Datuk A. Paramasivam said the bungalow in Taman Lim, used by a food catering company, was turned into a drug laboratory six months ago.          

“The raid on the empty bungalow led to the arrest of two people including a foreigner in Ipoh on the same day,” he told reporters at the Perak Police Headquarters here, today.         

The local suspect, 42, was a food caterer while the foreigner, 34, did not have valid travel documents.

“During the raid, the police party also seized a van, two motorcycles, some money and goods worth RM35,200.”          

Urine tests on the suspects, who did not have criminal records, proved negative. They were remanded until Sunday for further investigation.          

Paramasivam said the 32.8kg of syabu seized can be used by 32,000 people.          

The case was investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction. ― Bernama