MELAKA, Aug 19 — The police have busted a drug trafficking syndicate using a luxury condominium as a storage facility, seizing various types of drugs, including ganja weighing about 94.84kg, with an estimated street value of RM4.16 million, in a series of raids across the Klang Valley and Melaka on Wednesday (August 13).
Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the operations, conducted from 4.15pm to 6.10pm, also resulted in the arrest of three men, including a Pakistani national, aged 25 to 46.
“In the first raid at a condominium compound in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, police arrested a local man and a Pakistani national. Upon searching the suspects and their vehicle, the authorities found 26.73kg of ganja.
“Subsequent searches of a unit of the same condominium uncovered a drug storage facility containing various types of drugs, including ganja buds, ketamine, and syabu,” he said during a press conference at the Melaka contingent police headquarters (IPK) today.
During a second raid, the third suspect, a local man, was arrested in Ayer Molek, Melaka. A search of his car discovered heroin base drugs weighing approximately 18.25kg, along with various other drugs.
“Overall, the seized drugs included ganja (94.84kg), ganja buds (2.58kg), ketamine (42.23kg), syabu (143g), Eramin 5 pills (810g), and heroin base (18.25kg).
“In addition to the drugs, police seized a Toyota Estima valued at approximately RM70,000 and two other vehicles — a Perodua Myvi and another Toyota Estima — bringing the total value of seized drugs and assets to RM4.233 million,” Hussein said.
He added that their intelligence indicated the syndicate had been active since April, with the total amount of drugs seized able to supply up to 2.815 million addicts.
Meanwhile, one of the three suspects tested positive for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), while two of them had previous records related to crime and drugs.
“All suspects have been remanded for seven days from August 14 until tomorrow for further investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment, along with a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane,” Hussein said.
