This is not something you find on the road every day.
On Sunday, a pick-up truck carrying at least 150kg of cannabis lost control and plunged down a slope beside a village road near Kangar.
According to The Star Online, the driver of the Thai-registered truck was believed to have tried to drive the vehicle back onto the road but it overturned, spilling the cannabis onto the road.
Arau district police chief Supt Nanda Maarof told the news portal that passers-by alerted the police at around 7.30am, and they found 150 slabs of compressed cannabis weighing about 1kg each at the scene.
The driver reportedly fled the scene after accident.
“It is believed that the driver was speeding as he headed towards Jalan Kuala Perlis-Changlun when the accident occurred,” Supt Nanda was quoted as saying.
“Based on the tracks at the scene, the driver might have attempted to drive the vehicle back onto the road several times but failed.
“The pick-up truck eventually overturned completely.”
According to Supt Nanda, the drugs were reportedly worth at least RM360,000.
“The front bumper and rear cargo compartment of the truck were modified to hide the compressed slabs of cannabis, believed to be for the local market.
“We’re trying to locate the vehicle owner,” he was further quoted as saying, adding that the case would be investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act.
