KAJANG – Seven men, including a Sri Lankan, were arrested by the police for alleged drug trafficking with the seizure of the contraband, worth RM33.73 million, on Wednesday.
The suspects, aged between 21 and 52, were arrested in operations conducted in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said the operation was conducted after police detected a container containing 411,172kg of syabu and 100,813kg of cocaine in a warehouse in Taman Cheras Prima.
He said the container had arrived in Port Klang from Pakistan at 10.30pm on Tuesday.
“The next day, the drugs were unloaded and taken out of the container, and that’s when the raid was carried out,” he told a special press conference at the Kajang district police headquarters here today.
He said the syndicate, which had been active since the beginning of this year, also hid the onion packages to avoid detection.
All of the suspects tested negative for drugs and are being held on remand for seven days beginning yesterday for investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, he added.
He said five of the suspects were found to have previous records.
Following the arrest of the suspects, he said, police also seized six vehicles, six pieces of jewellery, and cash worth RM236.
He advised members of the public with information about drug trafficking to contact the NCID hotline at 012-208-7222. – October 27, 2023