KEPALA BATAS: A drug trafficking syndicate was crippled with the arrest of four individuals together with a couple.
The raids in Penang and Kedah on Thursday (Dec 9) and Friday (Dec 10) additionally noticed the seizure of ganja price RM267,500.
North Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Radzi Ahmad stated police nabbed four suspects together with a husband and spouse, aged between 25 and 35, in three separate raids.
“We arrested two males whereas they have been driving a motorbike in Sungai Dua, Butterworth, at round 8.40pm on Dec 9.
“Upon checking, 5 compressed packages containing medication, believed to be ganja weighing about 5kg and price RM12,500, have been seized,” he informed a press convention on Friday (Dec 10).
ACP Mohd Radzi stated in a follow-up operation on the identical day, police raided a home in Bukit Selambau, Sungai Petani, the place a girl was detained at about 9.50pm.
He stated four sacks containing 100 compressed packages of medication, believed to be ganja weighing about 102kg and price RM255,000, have been seized within the premises.
“Following this, we raided one other location on Dec 10 at about 12.45am in Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas, Penang, and arrested the girl’s husband.
“Investigations confirmed the person is said to the sooner suspects. We consider the syndicate has been lively since June this 12 months,” he stated.
ACP Mohd Radzi stated police additionally confiscated a automotive, a motorbike and RM73,000 in money.
He stated the seized medication might cater to 210,000 drug addicts and that it was meant for the native market.
“We are nonetheless investigating who’s the mastermind,” he stated, including that one of many suspects examined constructive for medication whereas two others have prior data in drug-related offences.
All the four suspects have been remanded to help investigations below Section 39B of the Dangerous Drug Act.
In one other case, police detained a 37-year-old man and seized medication, believed to be ganja weighing about 10.3kg and price RM25,693, in Penaga, North Seberang Prai.
He stated the suspect was arrested at about 3am on Dec 10.
“Urine checks confirmed the suspect was constructive for medication. He additionally has three priors,” he stated.
