KAJANG, Oct 27 — Seven men, including a Sri Lankan, were arrested by the police for alleged drug trafficking with the seizure of contraband worth RM33.73 million on Wednesday (October 25).
The suspects, aged between 21 and 52, were arrested in operations conducted in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) director Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said the operation was conducted after police detected a container containing 411,172 kg of syabu and 100,813 kg of cocaine in a warehouse in Taman Cheras Prima.
He said the container arrived in Port Klang from Pakistan at 10.30pm on Tuesday (October 24).
"The next day, the drugs were unloaded and taken out of the container, and that was when the raid was carried out," Kamarudin said during a special press conference at the Kajang district police headquarters today.
The syndicate, active since the beginning of this year, also hid the onion packages to avoid detection.
All suspects tested negative for drugs and are on remand for seven days starting yesterday, for investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Five of the suspects were found to have previous records.
Following the arrest of the suspects, the police also seized six vehicles, six pieces of jewellery, and RM236 in cash.
He advised the public with information on drug trafficking activities to inform the police through the JSJN hotline at 012-2087222.
— Bernama
