ALOR SETAR, Malaysia: Police have arrested a 45-year-old farmer and seized 27kg of substance believed to be cannabis at Kampung Tebing Tinggi in Kupang, Baling, about 120km from here.

Kedah police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Syed Ismail Syed Azizan said a team that went to the village following a tip-off spotted the farmer carrying a sack towards a parked car at 5.15pm last Friday.

"The team nabbed the man before he reached the car but the driver sped off. We have the car's registration number and are tracking down the driver," he said yesterday.

He said the sack contained 27 slabs of a substance believed to be cannabis worth about RM80,000 ($33,592). Police have obtained a remand order to detain the suspect.