Drug dealer suspect arrested

A man has been arrested for allegedly selling illicit substances in Macau, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced to a press briefing yesterday.

The man, aged 38 and a non-local worker from the Philippines, has been charged with the crime of illegal production and transactions involving narcotic and psychiatric drugs, the police added. It was also disclosed that the man works as a warehouse assistant at a local courier company.

Following intelligence, the police became aware that some drug traffickers would send illicit substances to Macau by mail. Under the assistance of the Macao Customs, the PJ managed to lock down a suspicious parcel.

In the evening on Mar. 19, the police saw the suspect collecting a parcel at the shop located in the Central district. Inspectors intercepted him and searched the parcel and found 30.7 grams of unprocessed cocaine.

The unprocessed narcotics were contained in three handbags for camouflage purposes.

Later in the operation, the inspector found 15.6 grams of methamphetamine in the suspect’s residence in the Northern district. Apart from the narcotics, the inspectors also found tools for dividing the narcotics, a digital weighing scale and a stove believed to be used for extracting and refining the narcotics.

The narcotics found were worth about MOP400,000, the police said.

During interrogations, the suspect admitted to conducting drug processing and dealing, the police disclosed. He claimed that he followed instructions from those higher up in the hierarchy to collect the parcel. Refining the narcotics before selling them is also part of the set of instructions, the suspect further claimed.

The suspect also said that for each parcel collection, he would earn MOP500. Police disclosed that the suspect said he had only been performing these acts for two weeks.

Despite the confession, the suspect has declined to provide further details of the drug processing and dealing, such as the origin of the narcotics and his superintendents, the police said. However, the police were convinced that existing evidence is sufficient to press charges against him.

The police also explained that, after processing, raw cocaine can expand three to four times in weight.

Fatal traffic accident

The Public Security Police Force (PSP) is seeking witnesses to a fatal traffic accident that took place early yesterday morning in Ilha Verde District. The police received a report about the accident at 5 a.m.

At the location, a greening area, police officers saw a heavy motorcycle and a male motorcyclist. Upon arrival, police officers could not detect signs of life from the man, who is a local resident. Preliminary investigations suggested the man lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into the greening area.

To assist in investigations, the police are calling for witnesses to the accident. Any information can be directed to the Traffic Department of the PSP at 2837 4214.