It is said that there is no love like that of the parent for the child. All the support that our parents have provided for us seem almost impossible for us to repay.
I mean, raising a kid like me? My parents must have suffered quite a lot.
Most of us would agree that as much as we try to be filial, our parents would be the happiest if we all grow up to be a good person.
That seems like the best way to be filial, isn’t it?
Apart from this man. He was filial on a whole new level.
Man Leaves Job In Singapore To Join Dad’s Family Business
It sounds pretty normal; taking over your dad’s family business and assuming the role you’ve always been destined for, since the day you were born.
Until you turn your attention back to the headline, and realised that the family business is dealing with… drugs.
According to World Of Buzz, a 25-year-old man and his 51-year-old father were arrested in Mak Mandin, Pulau Pinang on 30 October while they were doing business together.
It was probably some father-son bonding session until they were busted.
Subsequently, the police also busted their drug processing laboratory operating out of a terrace house in Aulong, Perak in the same day.
After raiding two other houses, they managed to seize drugs that had a total worth of RM300,000 (~S$72k).
Some of the drugs that were seized during the raid were 13.2kg of heroin, 94g syabu, 760 ecstasy pills, and 2.2kg caffeine along with drug processing apparatus.
Three vehicles worth RM 117,000 (~S$38k) and RM2,180 (~S$523.35) in cash were also seized.
The sad part of it was that these drugs could have been used by 33,650 drug addicts.
Like Father, Like Son
According to TODAYonline, the father was the mastermind for the group, where they had been active for about a month prior to this raid.
Despite knowing that selling drugs is probably not the best family business to partake in, the son still left his salesman job in Singapore to help his father to continue their ‘family business’.
There are a thousand ways to be filial, young padawan. Being filial doesn’t always mean taking over your parents’ businesses, especially not when it is dealing with drugs.
Anyway. The father had 10 drug-related cases and had been released from jail recently for a drug offence. The son on the other hand, already had one drug case and two criminal cases.
I see this young padawan is learning well from his father.
Meanwhile, the case is still being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. They have been remanded until 5 November.
Until then, I hope that this man learns that this is probably not the best way to be filial.
