Kuala Lumpur: Police have dismantled three drug trafficking networks in the Klang Valley, arresting five men in separate operations conducted between April 29 and May 6. The raids resulted in the seizure of drugs valued at RM16.01 million.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa detailed the first operation, which occurred at 5.50 pm on April 29. During this raid, police apprehended a local man and a Filipino man, aged 41 and 31, in a Honda City on Jalan Mamanda 1, Ampang. Law enforcement officials discovered 56 plastic packages containing 58.42 kilogrammes of syabu (methamphetamine) inside the vehicle. Further interrogation of the suspects led to the inspection of another vehicle, a Honda Civic, in Taman Melati, where an additional 141 packets of syabu weighing 146.76 kg were seized. Initial investigations suggest that the suspects had sourced the drugs from Kelantan and were using the cars for storage purposes.
In a second raid at 3.30 pm last Monday, police detained a 45-year-old man who then directed them to a shop lot in a shopping mall on Jalan Imbi. There, authorities seized 221 kg of syabu, estimated to be worth RM7.07 million. The suspect tested positive for methamphetamine and had five prior criminal and drug-related records.
The third raid took place at 5.10 pm last Tuesday, leading to the arrest of a 33-year-old man at a condominium in Taman Mastiara. Police seized 4.1 kg of ketamine and 1.1 kg of ecstasy pills from a fabric bag he was carrying. Interrogation led to the arrest of another man, aged 23, at the same location and the seizure of 288 grammes of ecstasy powder. The subsequent search of a condominium room uncovered various drugs, including 9 kg of ecstasy powder, 4.19 kg of ketamine, 3.28 kg of ecstasy pills, and 1.25 kg of Erimin 5, with a total estimated value of RM2.38 million.
The suspects have been remanded until tomorrow and May 12, as investigations continue under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. Rusdi noted that the drugs seized in these operations could potentially supply 3.2 million addicts. He also urged the public to provide any information on drug trafficking to the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department at 012-2087222.