A Malaysian man arrested with more than 100kg of suspected methamphetamine at the Brunei-Miri border last week was believed to be transporting the drugs to Sabah, police said.
The 46-year-old suspect from Miri was detained while entering Brunei from Miri, Sarawak, and is believed to have intended to use the neighbouring country as a transit route before returning to Malaysia.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect allegedly planned to re-enter Sarawak through the Labu-Mengkalap route before continuing his journey to Sabah via Merapok-Sindumin.
The drugs seized were estimated to have a street value of RM5 million, making it the largest drug seizure recorded at the Brunei border checkpoint.
Investigations into the case are ongoing.
